Heather L. Vincent

Heather Vincent is a scholar of Latin literature with an emphasis in Roman satire and Roman comedy. Her work is focused on the role of invective and humor in literature, as well as the applications of humor theory to ancient texts. She is especially interested in the application of the General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) to Latin and Greek works. She has published on Juvenal, Terence, and on sex and gender in the ancient world, and her current research interests are centered on the intersections of sex, gender, and political invective.