Dr. Nadav Asraf

Biography

Nadav Asraf is a Preceptor in the Department of the Classics at Harvard University. He specializes in various aspects of classical studies, demonstrating a keen interest in structural functional linguistics as well as the study of Ancient Greek and Latin languages. His research also encompasses Indo-European linguistics, philology, textual transmission, and the post-classical Greek language. Asraf's work critically explores topics related to modern Greece, the emergence of Romance languages, as well as metrics and prosody, particularly regarding the reception of classical works by Hebrew speakers. He is actively involved in language pedagogy and the historical evolution of classical education. Asraf's academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from the Hebrew University, obtained in 2012, and a Doctorate in Classical Philology from Harvard University, awarded in 2023. His dissertation titled "The Middle Category Aorist Tense Homeric Epics—A Study of Form vs. Function" reflects his scholarly dedication to understanding complex linguistic structures within classical texts.

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