Stephen A. Nimis, Professor
Department of Classics
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
 
Office: 513-529-1481
Email: nimissa@muohio.edu

 

Research (in chronological order)

 

"Fussnoten: Das Fundament der Wissenschaft."

Arethusa 17.2 (Fall 1984), 105-134.


"The Language of Achilles: Construction vs. Representation"

Classical World 79.4 (1986), 215-25


"Aristotle's Analogical Metaphor"

Arethusa 21.2 (1988), 215-26


Narrative Semiotics in the Epic Tradition.

Indiana University Press: Bloomington, 1988.

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"The Prosaics of the Ancient Novel"

Arethusa 27.3 (Fall 1994), 387-411.

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  • "Memory and Description in the Ancient Novel"

    Arethusa 31.1 (Winter 1998), 99-122.

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  • "The Sense of Open-endedness in the Ancient Novel"

    Arethusa 32.2 (Spring, 1999), 215-238.

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  • "Ring Composition and Linearity in Homer"

    Signs of Orality: The Oral Tradition and Its Influence in the Greek and Roman World, ed. E. Anne Mackay (Brill 1998), 65-78.


    "Cycles and Sequences in Longus"

    Speaking Volumes: Orality and Literacy in the Greek and Roman World, ed. Janet Watson (Brill, 2001), 187-200.

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  • "Book One and Apuleius' Metamorphoses," in J. S. Ruebel, Apuleius: Metamorphoses Book I. Bolchazy-Carducci, 2000.


    "In mediis rebus: Beginning Again in the Middle of the Ancient Novel," in The Ancient Novel and Beyond, ed. S. Panayoakis, M. Zimmerman, and W. Keulen (Brill, 2003), 255-69.


    "Oral and Written Forms of Closure in the Ancient Novel" in Oral Performances and their Contexts, ed. C. Mackie (Brill, 2004), 179-94.


    "Egypt in Greco-Roman History and Fiction" ALIF 24 (2004), 34-67.


    Preliminary translation of John Ray's Methodus Plantarum (in progress)

    Preliminary translation of John Ray's Dissertatio de variis methodis (in progress)


    Personal and Family Information

    Steve's bungee jump pictures are here


    Genealogy Files:


    Emily and Sara get married (7/27/2002)

    Steve and Rene in CAIRO (8/2002-7/2003)

    The Mike and Emily Pateman Family

    10/10/2003: Jenny and Greg get Married

    Visit to the Bahamas (11/13-18/2003)

    Christmas 2003

    January 2004

    Trip to Tucson (Feb. 2004)

    Miami University Architecture Trip to Cairo (March 11-22, 2004)

    Easter 2004

    Havighurst Trip to Russia: May 15-June8, 2004

    Peter and Sarah get married: (9/342004

    Chris and Kara get married (10/8/04)

    Maureen visits the Emily and Mike Pateman family in Tampa (11/20/2004)

    Steve and Maureen go to DC for Thanksgiving (11/24/2004)

    Chris and Theresa get married (Dec. 4, 2004)

    Christmas with lots of snow (12/25/2004)

    Alya Sophia Fekry arrives! (2/14/2005). Congratulations Sara and Ahmed!

    Disneyworld with Eli!

    Paul and Kristen get married

    More Paul and Kristen

    Jimmy and Raeanne celecbrate their 50th!

    Summer 2005 meant lots of babies, parties, cousins and of course RIBS!

    The many faces of Alya Sophia.

    7/28/2005: Adam Michael Pateman arrives!

    August 2005: Family Reunion: Nimis Nevada 2005

    More Adam Michael (8/10/2005)

    Steve returns to Cairo for the Comparative Literature Conference (Nov. 22-24, 2005)

    Xmas 2005: In Ohio with the whole family

    Shelly gets married on New year's Eve

    The Larkins get together to celebrate the life of Robert Larkins (1/26/2006)

    February 14: Valentine's Day and Alya Sophia's Birthday

    Silk Road Hafla featuring Tengir Too (April 1)

    Havighurst Center Silk Road Project Trip: May 21-July 2, 2006. The Homepage has links to blogs, pictures, and other information.

    Megan Tracy gets married on October 6: here are some pictures and here are some more. (October 6-8, 2006)

    March 11-20: Steve and Rene rendezvous with John in Paris, where we hook up with Mitchell and Marie-Claire, Jonathon and Jean, Laure, The Mounhims and others. Check out the Photos

    May 17-23: Steve heads to Rethymnon Crete for a conference, but stops in Athens for some sightseeing.

    Comments about this site are welcome at nimissa@po.muohio.edu.