Dr. Dwayne Meisner

Sessional Member of Classics
BA Hons, MA (University of Regina), MA & PhD (University of Western Ontario)

dwayne.meisner@uregina.ca
Phone: 306.586.4242 ext. 218 | Office: CM 414

Research Interests

Greek and Roman myth and ritual (focusing on mystery cult and the Orphic tradition)
Greek and Latin language and literature, including epic and tragic poetry, prose philosophy and history
Ancient social, cultural, and intellectual history
Theory and methodology in the study of myth and ritual

The first complete English translation of the Orphic Hymns, Lithica, Argonautica, and Orphic fragments

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Review: Marie-Christine Fayant, Hymnes Orphiques. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2014. Journal of Hellenic Studies 136 (2016).
“The Evolution of the Roman Calendar.” Past Imperfect 15 (2009), 290-321.
“Michel Foucault and the Death of History.” The Mirror 29 (March 2009), 1-18.
Review: Anthi Chrysanthou, Defining Orphism. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020. Classical Review 71, 1 (2021): 201-203