Dr. Laura Carrara
Researcher
Contact
Keplerstr. 2, Room 45, 72074 Tübingen
+49 / 7071 / 29 77679
Office hours
- by appointment
Historical and Philological Commentary on John Malalas' Chronicle
(Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
July 2015-current
Researcher
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, research project "Historical and Philological Commentary on John Malalas' Chronicle"
April 2012
PhD
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2011-2015
Researcher
Collaborative Research Center 923 “Threated Orders”, University of Tübingen
2009–2011
doctoral student (Greek Philology)
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2003–2008
BA and MA student in Classics
University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and University of Tübingen (fellowships of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for the winter term 2006-2007 and the winter term 2007-2008)
Research
Research interests
- Historical and Philological Commentary on John Malalas' Chronicle
- Natural disasters in ancient times
- The Tübingen Theosophy: German translation and commentary
- Greek Literature of the archaic and classical period, especially Homer and the epic; Attic Drama (Tragedy and Comedy); literary genres
- Greek Religion
- Manuscripts and textual criticism