Prof. Stephanie Ann Frampton

Associate Professor of Literature
Co-Section Head, Literature

Primary DLC

Literature

MIT Room: 14N-434

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Classical Literature
Critical Theory
Digital Humanities
History of the Book
Latin and Greek Language

Research Summary

Frampton is also co-chair of the Program in Ancient and Medieval Studies. She received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in comparative literature in 2011.

Frampton is a scholar of classics and of the history of media in antiquity. Her research focuses on the intersections of material and literary culture in ancient Rome and the Mediterranean. Her first book, Alphabetic Order: A History of the Book in Augustan Rome, will be published with Harvard University Press next year. She has been a recipient of numerous awards, including a “Rome Prize” from the American Academy in Rome and a Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography from the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.

Recent Work