
Dr Paul Martin
BA (Hons), MPhil, PhD
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Research interests
My research focuses on humour in Greek literature and culture. In particular, I am currently working on a book on Greek conceptions of parody, which is based on my PhD thesis submitted in 2017 at the University of Exeter. I am also writing a commentary on fragments of Greek New Comedy, which is part of the KomFrag project based at the University of Freiburg. Additionally, I have worked on Lucian of Samosata and food culture in fifth- and fourth-century Greece and Sicily. More widely, my interests include Hellenistic literature and Athenian history and culture.
Publications
Recent publications
03/04/2024Humor, emotion, and interpretive communities in the controversy over Jerry Springer: The Opera
Humor
Introduction to the special issue: humour and religion, ‘you must be joking?!’
Humor
Food fights: martial ardour and masculinity in the symposium
Constructing Gender in the Comic Mode
Catering for your audience: the comic mageiros and the personalized dining experience
Mesa dos Sentidos & Sentidos da Mesa
Cleansing the Palate
Illinois Classical Studies