Graduate Program Andrew Simmons received his bachelor's degree in English with a major focus in Rhetorical Studies. He received his MA in Classics, on a philology track. His current research focuses on martial poetry and music of Greek, Latin, French, German, and English traditions, with emphasis on textual and circumstantial analysis of performance in and around war and the battlefield, including the capacities of recruitment, Basic Training, initiation, discipline, recreation, and reintegration. Research Research Interests: Ancient Military Theory and Psychology Comparative Musicology Comparative Mythology Mythology of death and the afterlife Ancient literature in popular culture Ancient literature in video games or virtual reality Courses Taught Courses Regularly Taught: CMLT 2111 CMLT 2212
