Revolutions and Classics, hosted by us — the Classical Reception Studies Network (CRSN) — and the Legacy of Greek Political Thought Network with the support of the UCL Department of Greek … Read More
Reception and schools: why teaching with the Brilliant Club is a brilliant idea
by Amanda Potter I found out about the Brilliant Club soon after I had completed my PhD with the Open University, and it seemed like a great idea. The charity … Read More
A new Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama
If you are looking for resources to support your teaching, or thinking of developing a new syllabus in classical reception, you’ll be interested in the latest publication by CRSN member Betine … Read More
Victoria McVicar: Solon in the eighteenth century
I’m a fairly new member of the CRSN Executive Committee. I’m a graduate student at UCL, and I came to work on classical reception through a fairly organic process. My … Read More
Helen King: Reception and remaking
by Helen King (co-convenor of CRSN) It took me a while to realise that what I do is classical reception. My first degree was in Ancient History/Social Anthropology, so I’d … Read More
By Jove! Classical reception at the Film & History Conference
by Meredith E. Safran Greetings, CSRN Blog readers! I’m writing as the Area Chair for Classical Antiquity at the 2016 annual meeting of the international Film & History Conference in Milwaukee, … Read More
A summer of reception?
We’re using this post to publicize a couple of CRSN-related UK-based events coming up in the next few months. Marking the publication of their special issue of Classical Receptions Journal … Read More
Review: Hail, Caesar! and the Origins of Swords and Sandals Epics
Laura Eastlake teaches English Literature and Classics at the University of Glasgow. She specialises in Victorian receptions of ancient Rome and is public engagement officer for the CRSN. I’m not … Read More
Victoria Moul: The Inbetweener
As an undergraduate student I didn’t study reception in any formal way, although I did write an ‘optional dissertation’ — slightly eccentrically and without any supervision whatsoever — on Keats … Read More
Henry Stead: Amateur Astronomy
Not many people know this, but I’ve recently become pretty obsessed with the night sky. It all began when I came across a man called Roger Langdon, who lived in … Read More