William Dominik, PhD
William J. Dominik has taught widely in classics and the humanities at a number of universities and is currently professor of classics at the University of Otago. Dominik received a BA from the University of the Pacific, an MA from Texas Tech University, and a PhD from Monash University. He is the founding editor of the journal Scholia. Dominik is the author and editor of several books and other publications on Latin literature and other subjects, including coeditor with William T. Wehrle of Roman Verse Satire: Lucilius to Juvenal (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2000), editor of Words & Ideas (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002; reprinted with corrections 2012), and editor with C. E. Newlands and K. G. Gervais of Brill's Companion to Statius (Brill, 2014).
Books by William Dominik, PhD
Roman Verse Satire: Lucilius to Juvenal: A Selection with an Introduction, Text, Translations, and Notes
- 4428
- 978-0-86516-442-0
Satura quidem tota nostra est Satire is altogether ours was the claim of the Roman Quintilian, the first century C.E. commentator on rhetorical and literary matters, for the literary world had not previously seen the likes of satire. Not for the faint of heart, satire is characterized by its wide-ranging themes, its tone that is sometimes humorous and distinctively biting, and its undeniable perspicacity. As an antidote to life's frustrations and human foibles, satire is the undisputed queen of genres.
Words & Ideas
- 4851
- 978-0-86516-485-7
Unlike most etymology textbooks, this one presents the words studied in the context of the ideas in which the words functioned. Instead of studying endless lists of word roots, suffixes, and prefixes in isolation, the words are enlivened by the social, literary, and cultural media in which they were used. Readers are introduced to a wide variety of topics from classical antiquity, entertained by clever cartoons, and are able to practice their word knowledge with exercises.
Words & Ideas: Answer Key
- 6374
- 978-0-86516-637-0
This Answer Key contains answers to all the Exercises, Word Study, and For Consideration questions in the popular etymology in context textbook, Words & Ideas.
