Tom Nelson is a Career Development Fellow in Ancient Greek at St Hilda's College, Oxford. He has previously held research and lectureship positions in Oxford and Cambridge, including a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship.

• St Hilda's College, University of Oxford

Tom's research spans widely across Greek and Latin literature, with particular interests in politics, aesthetics and intertextuality.

There are two main strands to his current research: first, he explores the (dis)continuities between the intertextual practices of archaic/classical poets and those of later literary cultures; and second, he seeks to unearth the distinctive aesthetics and priorities of Hellenistic poets located beyond Ptolemaic Alexandria and the impact of these alternative poetic traditions at Rome.

His first book, Markers of Allusion in Archaic Greek Poetry, was published in 2023.

He is currently writing a Cambridge Element on Intertextuality and the Myths of Greek Tragedy, and pursuing a larger project on Hellenistic epic fragments. He is also in the final stages of co-editing three volumes: on Hellenistic aesthetics, collaboration in ancient literature, and Pergamon’s influence at Rome.

intertextuality, aesthetics, and politics in early Greek, Hellenistic and Latin literature

Hellenistic poetry beyond Alexandria, especially Attalid and Seleucid literary traditions