Who is Bruce Thorton? It appears he is the author of this piece.
Thornton not Thorton
Good point, the article is from VDH's site, but was clearly written by a colleague, not VDH himself.
From http://www.fresnostate.net/Classics/Biographies.htm -
Bruce S. Thornton
Bruce S Thornton, a native of Fresno County, received his BA in Latin from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1975, and his PhD in Comparative Literature: Greek, Latin, and English, from UCLA in 1983.
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