UCL Houseman Lecture: Bernard O’Donoghue (Oxford) on ‘Chosen Ancestors: Seamus Heaney and Virgil’

University College London London, United Kingdom

Seamus Heaney's translation of Aeneid VI had long been rumoured, so its posthumous appearance in 2016 was a major event. Heaney had said that he wanted to produce a 'poetic remaking' of Book VI, by contrast with his more dutiful translation of Beowulf which he said he did 'not know or love enough' to remake. […]

Mistaken Identities: Roman Emperors in Modern Art

Bush House Auditorium 30 Aldwych, London, United Kingdom

The 2018 Rumble Lecture, delivered by Mary Beard, will explore some of the ways modern artists have re-imagined ancient Roman emperors: it will uncover some ‘missing persons’, and reveal some unexpected misidentifications. The lecture marks the fifth anniversary of the Jamie Rumble Memorial Fund here at King’s, and forms part of the cultural programme accompanying […]

Professor Martha Nussbaum on ‘Anger, Powerlessness, and the Politics of Blame’

University of Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

The Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition is delighted to welcome Professor Martha Nussbaum to speak at its second Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture. The title of Professor Nussbaum's lecture is ‘Anger, Powerlessness, and the Politics of Blame’. This lecture investigates the climate of simmering anger that disfigures most modern democracies, expressing itself in blaming and targeting of unpopular […]

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Richard Whitaker, The Odyssey of Homer: A Southern African Translation

Senate House, University of London Malet Street, London

"Tell me, Muse, of that resourceful man who trekked / far and wide . . .” The Odyssey of Homer: A Southern African Translation Richard Whitaker reads from and discusses his new translation of the Odyssey Richard Whitaker studied Greek and Latin at the Universities of the Witwatersrand (B.A.), Oxford (M.A.), and St Andrews (PhD).  He is now Emeritus […]

Metamorphoses

Greenwich London, United Kingdom

It’s the mark of a classic that it’s never out-dated. Many of the most exciting artists and writers working today are taking their inspiration from stories, concepts and forms now thousands of years old. This festival celebrates the legacy of the ancient Greeks and Romans by connecting it with innovative work being created today. A […]

Emma Cole, ‘Greek Tragedy and the Australian psyche’

University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester and District Classical Association Public Lecture Series 2018-19 Dr Emma Cole (University of Bristol) ‘Greek Tragedy and the Australian psyche’ This lecture is supported by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Samuel Alexander A101, University of Manchester All talks will take place at 5.30pm with refreshments to follow, and all attendees will […]

Ingenious Soil (Being Human)

Devon and Exeter Institution 7 Cathedral Close, Exeter, United Kingdom

Come and join us for an evening of ‘ingenious soil’, Latin, and art, during which we will be presenting the first screening of an artwork by Laura Hopes. Inspired by Virgil’s Georgics, the ancient Roman agricultural poem, the film ‘Marginalia’ has emerged from a collaboration between artist Laura Hopes, Katharine Earnshaw (Classics, University of Exeter), and Mary Quicke (Quicke’s […]

Katherine Harloe, ‘”A Useless, Pedantic, Ambiguous Rhapsodist”? Johann Joachim Winckelmann’s Reception in Great Britain.’

University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester and District Classical Association Public Lecture Series 2018-19 Dr Katherine Harloe (University of Reading) ‘“A Useless, Pedantic, Ambiguous Rhapsodist”? Johann Joachim Winckelmann’s Reception in Great Britain.’ Samuel Alexander A7, University of Manchester All talks will take place at 5.30pm with refreshments to follow, and all attendees will be welcome to join the speaker for […]

Performing Pindar

Corpus Christi College Merton Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

A performance directed by Helen Eastman with music by Alex Silverman, and public lecture by Nancy Felson (University of Georgia): What would Cyrene say? Strategies of Silencing and Elision in Pindar Pythian 9. MBI Al Jaber Auditorium, Corpus Christi College, Oxford