Francisco Barrenechea

Francisco Barrenechea (PhD Columbia University) is an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests include Greek drama, in particular Old Comedy and Euripides, and the performance and reception of ancient theater in Latin America. He has published several articles on Mexican adaptations of Greek tragedy, which he will expand into a book on the topic, and has also written on the poet Lucan, papyrology, and fragmentary ancient drama. At the CHS, he will work on a monograph that explores how ancient Greek comedy responded to transformations in the religious life of the community, as evinced by popular narratives of religious experiences that articulate Aristophanes’ Wealth.