University of St Andrews

Women in the Latin Comedy in Roman dress (Comedia Togata)

Academic History:

2009 - 2013: Bachelor Degree in Humanities cum laude (University of Palermo)

2013 - 2015: Master Degree in Classical Languages and Literatures and Classical Philology cum laude (University of Palermo)

2017: PhD in Classics (University of St Andrews)

Supervisors:

Dr Giuseppe Pezzini (University of St Andrews)

Professor Costas Panayotakis (University of Glasgow)

Research Interests:

Roman republican Comedy, literature and culture; the interactions between Fabula Palliata and Fabula Togata; the influence of Roman theatre on other literary genres; Roman popular drama; Ancient Greek and Latin languages and literatures; Classical Philology; Ancient linguistics; Textual criticism.

Previous Research Projects:

MA dissertation: an analysis about the fragments of the Fabula Togata

BA dissertation: a study about Plautus' Bacchides

Scholarships:

AHRC DTP Scholarship - Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (2017-2020)

Awards:

Best Student Award (2010); ERSU Scholarship (2009-2015)

Publications:

Book: Alagna G., (ed.) & Rallo, G.E. (ed.) 2015, “Nino Bertolino, Umanista e Uomo di Fede”, Il Vomere.

Articles: Rallo, G.E. (forthcoming), Elementi di autoritratto al femminile nella Togata, PAN.

Rallo, G.E. 2011, “Garibaldi e Spinelli: due grandi italiani per l’Europa”, Studi Garibaldini 9, pp. 49-51.

Contact Details:

Address: School of Classics, Swallowgate, Butts Wynd, St Andrews KY16 9AL

Email: ger6@st-andrews.ac.uk

First published: 25 September 2017