Ketterer: Ancient Rome in Early Opera

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Robert Ketterer is a professor of Classics.

He received a B.A. from Lawrence University and both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Classical Studies from the University of Michigan.

Ketterer has been at Iowa since 1988.

Ketterer has recently taught courses on ancient and comparative drama, mythology, and the city of Rome.

Ketterer's research interest is in Greek and Roman drama, and its reception in the classical tradition, with a special interest in early Italian opera.

His book, "Ancient Rome in Early Opera," has been published by University of Illinois Press (2008).