Glenn Warren Most (* 1952) is a classicist and comparatist originating from the US, but also working in Germany and Italy. Most studied classics at Harvard from 1968 on and received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Classics (Latin) in 1972. He then took a Masters course at Corpus Christi College at Oxford University until 1973, when he continued at the Department of Comparative Literature of Yale University, receiving a M. Phil. in 1978. Two years later, he received a Ph. D.

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  • Glenn Warren Most ist ein US-amerikanischer Altphilologe. Most studierte zwischen 1968 und 1972 in Harvard. 1972 schloss er dort mit dem B.A. summa cum laude in Classics (Latin) ab. Bis 1973 folgte ein Masterstudiengang am Corpus Christi College der Oxford University, den er danach bis 1976 am Department of Comparative Literature der Yale University und 1978 als M. Phil. abschloss. Zwei Jahre später wurde er bei Paul de Man mit einer Arbeit zum Thema „The Bait of Falsehood: Studies in the Rhetorical Strategy of Poetic Truth in the Romantic Period“ zum Ph. D. promoviert. Zudem studierte er von 1976 bis 1978 am Philologischen Seminar der Universität Tübingen und wurde dort – ebenfalls 1980 – bei Richard Kannicht mit einer Arbeit zum Thema „Pindar's Truth. Unity and Occasionality in the Epinician Ode“ zum Dr. phil. promoviert. 1980 wurde Most Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Classics an der Princeton University und blieb in dieser Position bis 1985. Zwischenzeitlich war er 1982/83 an der American Academy in Rome. 1985/86 lehrte er als Professor an der Università degli Studi di Siena, anschließend bis 1987 als Gastprofessor an der University of Michigan. 1987 folgte ein Ruf an die Universität Innsbruck. Hier wurde Most Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor für Klassische Philologie und Altertumskunde. 1988/89 war er „fellow“ am Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. 1991 wechselte Most als C-4-Professor an die Universität Heidelberg, wo er bis 2001 lehrte. Während dieser Jahre war er Gastprofessor an der University of Michigan und der University of Chicago. 1994 wurde Most als erstem Altphilologen der Leibniz-Preis zuerkannt. Seit 2001 lehrt er an der Scuola Normale von Pisa. Most beschäftigt sich in seinen Studien mit Autoren wie Homer, Ovid, Pindar oder Vergil oder literarischen Figuren wie Medea, Elektra oder Daphne.
  • Glenn Warren Most (* 1952) is a classicist and comparatist originating from the US, but also working in Germany and Italy. Most studied classics at Harvard from 1968 on and received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Classics (Latin) in 1972. He then took a Masters course at Corpus Christi College at Oxford University until 1973, when he continued at the Department of Comparative Literature of Yale University, receiving a M. Phil. in 1978. Two years later, he received a Ph. D. under Paul de Man with a thesis called "The Bait of Falsehood: Studies in the Rhetorical Strategy of Poetic Truth in the Romantic Period". Simultaneously, from 1976 to 1978, he studied classics at the Philologisches Seminar of Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen and was awarded D. Phil. under Richard Kannicht with a thesis entitled "Pindar's Truth: Unity and Occasionality in the Epinician Ode". In 1980, Most was appointed Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Classics at Princeton University and remained in this position until 1985. In 1982/83, he was at the American Academy in Rome. In 1985/86, he taught at the Università degli Studi di Siena, from then until 1987 as visiting professor at the University of Michigan. In 1987, he followed a call from the Universität Innsbruck, becoming Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor für Klassische Philologie und Altertumskunde. In 1988/89, he was a fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. In 1991, Most moved to a full professorship for Ancient Greek language and literature at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, where he taught until 2001. During these years, Most also was guest professor at the University of Michigan and professor at the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. In 1994, Most was the first classicist to receive the Leibniz-Preis of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Since 2001, he is teaching as Professor of Ancient Greek at the Scuola Normale at Pisa. Most’s work ranges from Greek to Latin authors, from literature to philosophy, and from history and methodology of classical studies to modern literary theory and reception history. In particular, he studies the relationship of the modern towards the ancient world, including New Testament topics such as the story of Doubting Thomas.
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  • Glenn Warren Most (* 1952) is a classicist and comparatist originating from the US, but also working in Germany and Italy. Most studied classics at Harvard from 1968 on and received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Classics (Latin) in 1972. He then took a Masters course at Corpus Christi College at Oxford University until 1973, when he continued at the Department of Comparative Literature of Yale University, receiving a M. Phil. in 1978. Two years later, he received a Ph. D.
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