Dr Laura Losito

Tiwtor

Classics

laura.losito@abertawe.ac.uk

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Llawr Cyntaf
James Callaghan
Campws Singleton

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Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar epistolograffeg hynafol, gyda phwyslais arbennig ar epistolograffeg Siseronia. Archwiliaf gelfyddyd lenyddol, rhethreg wleidyddol, a lluniad golygyddol llythyrau Cicero, gan archwilio sut y cafodd casgliadau llythyrau hynafol eu siapio'n ymwybodol yn naratifau cydlynol. Er fy mod yn coleddu offer traddodiadol dadansoddi ieithegol - y datguddiad claf o draddodiadau llawysgrifol, yr archwiliad fforensig o amrywiadau testunol - rwy'n parhau i fod yn chwilfrydig yn feddylgar ynghylch sut y gallai offer digidol gynnig lensys newydd ar gyfer gwylio'r testunau hynafol hyn.

Cynhyrchodd fy PhD (Prifysgol Durham) a ariannwyd gan yr AHRC sylwebaeth arbrofol ar Ad Familiares Book 5 Cicero (ar ddod), gan herio'r farn draddodiadol am y casgliad fel casgliad di-ben-draw. Yn lle hynny, dadleuaf dros ei strwythur bwriadol, gan ddangos sut y gwnaeth y golygydd hynafol saernïo macro-naratif ystyrlon sy’n cynnig mewnwelediadau dyfnach i fyd gwleidyddol Cicero. Mae fy ngwaith yn pwysleisio pwysigrwydd cadw trefn llawysgrifol i werthfawrogi arwyddocâd rhethregol a hanesyddol y llythyrau yn llawn. Rwyf wedi datblygu’r syniadau hyn mewn cyhoeddiadau fel fy erthygl yn 2024 ar Ad Quintum fratrem (The Classical Quarterly) a chyfraniad gwahoddedig ar naratifau bwriadol yn yr Ad Familiares (ar ddod). Mae fy ymchwil wedi cael ei gyflwyno mewn cynadleddau rhyngwladol yng Nghaeredin, Coimbra, Bari, New Orleans, a Melbourne, gyda chefnogaeth cyllid cystadleuol gan yr AHRC trwy Gonsortiwm Northern Bridge.

Y tu hwnt i’m hymchwil fy hun, rwy’n cyfrannu at ddeialog ysgolheigaidd fel adolygydd cymheiriaid (Journal of Epigraphic Studies) a thrwy adolygiadau beirniadol o waith diweddar ar lythyrau hynafol (BMCR, Sehepunkte, Gnomon).

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Ymchwil

Papurau

Losito, L. (2024) 'The narratives of Cicero's ad Quintum Fratrem: career, republic and the ad Atticum', The Classical Quarterly. Cyhoeddwyd ar-lein 2024: 1-19. doi:10.1017/S0009838824000181

Cammoranesi, S. and Losito, L. (derbyniwyd i'w gyhoeddi) 'Heb drefn na naratif? Achos Ad Familiares Cicero, R. Gibson, R. Kirstein ac A. Abele, Continwwm Clasurol (Mynediad Agored)

Adolygiadau

Henning Ohst: Die Epistulae ad familiares des Kaisers Augustus. Studien zur Textgeschichte in der Antike, Edition und Kommentar, Berlin: de Gruyter 2023, yn: sehepunkte 24 (2024), Nr. 2 [15.02.2024], URL: https://www.sehepunkte.de/2024/02/38704.html
Thomas Späth, Gesellschaft im Brief: Ciceros Korrespondenz und die Sozialgeschichte. Collegium Beatus Rhenanus, 9. Franz Steiner Verlag, 2021 Tt. 430. ISBN 9783515130950 (https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2023/2023.07.06/)

Prif Wobrau

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Losito, L. (2024). The Narratives of Cicero's Epistvlae Ad Qvintvm Fratrem: Career, Republic and the Epistvlae Ad Atticvm. The Classical Quarterly, 74(1), 105-123.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0009838824000181, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68081

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Losito, L. (2024). The Narratives of Cicero's Epistvlae Ad Qvintvm Fratrem: Career, Republic and the Epistvlae Ad Atticvm. The Classical Quarterly, 74(1), 105-123.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0009838824000181, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68081

Modiwlau a Addysgir

CLC102 Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology

Ovid¿s 'Metamorphoses' is one the greatest texts of classical antiquity and a foundation for the history of art and literature in the western world. Ovid was a brilliant, witty, and entertaining story-teller who modernised ancient myth in his 'Metamorphoses' to create a work of dazzling genius. It includes approximately 250 short mythological stories, from the creation of the world to the apotheosis of Julius Caesar. Each story concerns or contains transformation, and Ovid is typically ingenious in varying his treatment of this theme. The stories range all over the spectrum, from tragic to comic, from erotic to grotesque, from extreme violence to idyllic tranquillity, and from the king of the gods to the lowliest peasant: Ovid keeps his readers on their toes with stunning shifts of tone and a constant sense of fun. In this module we explore a wide variety of episodes and analyse Ovid¿s literary techniques and creativity.
CLC2012 Cicero: Man of Letters

This module examines the life and politics of the Late Roman Republic through the writings of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106¿43 BC), one of its most prolific and insightful figures. By engaging deeply with his letters and other works, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the political, cultural, and social dynamics of the period. The course begins with an introduction to Cicero¿s historical and biographical context before exploring the two facets of Cicero: his public persona as a statesman and his private life, including family relationships, friendships, property, and leisure. Through these writings, students will not only uncover the world of Cicero himself but also gain a broader perspective on the intellectual and social milieu of the Roman Republican elite.
CLC206 Reading Classical Civilisation

An introduction to some central themes and approaches in the study of Classical Civilisation.
CLC3012 Cicero: Man of Letters

This module examines the life and politics of the Late Roman Republic through the writings of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106¿43 BC), one of its most prolific and insightful figures. By engaging deeply with his letters and other works, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the political, cultural, and social dynamics of the period. The course begins with an introduction to Cicero¿s historical and biographical context before exploring the two facets of Cicero: his public persona as a statesman and his private life, including family relationships, friendships, property, and leisure. Through these writings, students will not only uncover the world of Cicero himself but also gain a broader perspective on the intellectual and social milieu of the Roman Republican elite.
CLD300 Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation

Dissertation module for students doing single honours or joint honours degrees in Classics, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History or Egyptology. The aim is for students to do detailed research, to work on a project for several months and to produce a scholarly study of c. 8000-10000 words. The dissertation topic can be chosen freely, in consultation with a member of academic staff and subject to compatibility with a student's degree scheme and availability of supervisors and library material. This is a chance for students to pursue an area in which they are especially interested, and to deal with it in depth. Students may choose to do museum-based research. There are two preparatory pieces of assessment: an abstract, outline and bibliography, and an analysis of crucial source material and/or secondary literature. Work on the dissertation itself takes up most of the two semesters. Students are expected to do research independently, but there is a series of lectures in the first semester to provide advice on research and scholarly writing, Every student will be assigned a supervisor who will be organising group sessions with his/her supervisees and who will also be available for one-to-one supervision sessions.
CLL329 Advanced Latin 3

Two hours of reading one or more Latin texts, normally prose; directed independent reading of a related Latin text. For students who have completed Advanced Latin 1 & 2 in Year 2. Practicing ancient Latin language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally prose, in the original language.
CLL330 Advanced Latin 4

For students who have completed Advanced Latin 1 & 2 in Year 2. Practicing ancient Latin language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

Dr Laura Losito

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Modiwlau a Addysgir

CLC102 Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology

CLC2012 Cicero: Man of Letters

CLC206 Reading Classical Civilisation

CLC3012 Cicero: Man of Letters

CLD300 Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation

CLL329 Advanced Latin 3

CLL330 Advanced Latin 4