Ancient Studies
Welcome to Stellenbosch University

Dr Annemarie de Villiers

​​​​ ​

AmLayla01_reduced.jpgLecturer

MA, PhD (Classical Literature), Stellenbosch

Office: Arts 342

Email: amdev@sun.ac.za

Curriculum Vitae


Areas of Specialisation

  • Latin Literature from the Golden Era (Catullus, Vergil, Horace, Ovid)

  • Human-animal relationships in the Classical world

  • Roman Epic

  • Classical Love Poetry

  • Identity in Latin Literature

Courses Taught in 2021

  • Latin 214 (grammar)

  • Latin 244 (Catullus, Ovid​)

  • Latin 318 (Horace)

  • Latin 348 (Vergil)

  • Latin Honours (Catullus & Vergil)

  • Ancient Cultures Honours: Vergil's Aeneid

Current Research Projects

  • Animals and land ethic in Vergil

Selected Publications

  • The Liminality of Loss: Catullus on His Brother's Death. Acta Classica 63(1): 111-124. 2020.

  • Liminality and Catullus's Attis. Helios, 44(2): 157-179. 2017.

  • The Deer Hunter: A Portrait of Aeneas. Akroterion 58: 47-59. 2013.

  • Ek haat en ek het lief. Die gedige van Gaius Valerius Catullus in Afrikaans vertaal. Stellenbosch: SunMedia. 2011. ISBN 978-0-620-52022-5

Awards

  • Mellon Academic Staff Development Programme Award (2014)

  • Rector's Award (First Year Academy): Recognition given to lecturer who had greatest impact on a first year student (Stellenbosch) (2013)

  • Classical Association of South Africa Translation Award: First Prize for the Afrikaans translation of Vergil's first Eclogue (2011)

  • Sheelagh Fitzpatrick de Vries Bursary for postgraduate studies in Latin (2011)

  • Rector's Award (First Year Academy): Recognition given to lecturer who had greatest impact on a first year student (Stellenbosch) (2009)
    ​​​​

Academic service/Community interaction

  • ​Freelance translator (Latin, Afrikaans, and English)

  • Language Consultant (Latin)

  • Member of the editorial board for the journal Akroterion