Geoffrey Benson

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Geoffrey Benson

Associate Professor of the Classics

Department/Office Information

Classics
114A Lawrence Hall
  • AB, Princeton University, 2006
  • MA (2008), PhD (2013), University of Chicago
  • Ancient Greek and Latin Language and Literature
  • Apuleius’ Golden Ass and the Ancient Novels
  • Religion and Philosophy in the Roman Empire
  • Literary aspects of scientific texts from the ancient world

Book

Apuleius' Invisible Ass: Encounters with the Unseen in the Metamorphoses

Articles and Chapters

  • John J. Winkler Prize (Honorable Mention)
  • Century Fellowship (University of Chicago)
  • Phi Beta Kappa (Princeton)
  • Stinnecke Prize (Princeton)