Modern Classicisms: Classical Art and Contemporary Artists in Dialogue
Great Hall, King's College London Strand, London, United KingdomThe workshop examines the legacy of classical art from the perspective of contemporary artistic practice. It launches a larger project at King’s, including a major exhibition at Bush House (2 March – 30 April 2018). Further information can be found at www.modernclassicisms.com The event will be structured around a range of thematic sessions – each […]
Emily Wilson: The Odyssey
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomEmily Wilson (University of Pennsylvania), will give a reading from her new translation of the Odyssey. An APGRD Public Reading (Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre) Free, all welcome, no booking required
Recovering the Past: Egypt and Greece
Few ancient cultures have been studied as intensely as ancient Egypt and Greece. But how exactly do we learn about these ancient cultures and their connections? This multimedia event looks at the many ways in which the Graeco-Egyptian past has been recovered. Come and find out all about it—the recuperation of texts on papyri, the […]
Women on the Classics: Emily Wilson in conversation with Charlotte Higgins
Waterstone's Gower Street, LondonWomen have long been marginalized in the world of Classics, with the study of ancient Greece and Rome being a field dominated by elite white men. But, at long last we are beginning to see an outpouring of translations by female scholars. The first English translation of The Iliad by a woman (Caroline Alexander) came […]
AMPRAW
University of Edinburgh Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomWe are pleased to announce that the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with the University of St Andrews and the University of Glasgow, will host the Seventh Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in the Reception of the Ancient World (AMPRAW) from 23-24 November 2017. This conference is generously supported by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology […]
Singulier Pluriel – spécificité des écritures pour la scène théâtrale
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomAn APGRD Research seminar in collaboration with the Maison Française d'Oxford, by playwright, Enzo Cormann. First Floor Seminar Room, Ioannou Centre Free, all welcome, no booking required
Virgil Society Meeting: ‘Virgil and William Gager’s Dido (1583)’
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, London'Virgil and William Gager's Dido (1583)', Dr Emma Buckley (University of St Andrews) Room G22/26, Senate House South Block Meetings take place in Senate House, Malet Street, London. All are very welcome to attend, and tea/coffee is usually served after meetings. For more on the Virgil Society, please see http://www.virgilsociety.org.uk/, and for membership enquiries, please contact Jill […]
Byron the Latinist
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomA one-day conference organised by Karen Caines, with support from Trinity College Oxford, to address a still under-explored area. The conference will address the broader context and examine Byron’s engagement with individual Latin authors and works. 9.30am: Registration and coffee 10am: Fiona Macintosh (Oxford), Welcome and Chair of Session 1 10.05am: Sir Drummond Bone (Oxford), Introduction […]
Horace in English Since 1900
Universität Bonn Am Hof 1, Bonn, GermanyThe Centre for the Classical Tradition at the University of Bonn is delighted to invite you to the first lecture of its annual CCT lecture series. This year our speaker is Stephen Harrison, Professor of Latin Literature at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Corpus Christi College. The title of his talk is "Horace […]
Hermeneutics of Symbol, Myth and “Modernity of antiquity” in Italian Literature and the Arts from the Renaissance up to the Present Day
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan, ItalyThe hermeneutics of the “modernity of antiquity” is a still pioneering branch of research in Italian literature and art studies. Its aim is to discover the hidden meaning of works of literature and arts where other approaches failed or proved unsatisfactory. Its distinguishing trait consists in using, along with all the results of historical, critical […]