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Classical Association Conference
We welcome proposals for papers of twenty minutes (to be followed by ten minutes’ discussion) and proposals for coordinated panels (comprising three, four, or exceptionally seven papers on any classical topic) for the Classical Association Conference 2018 in Leicester. Panels of four or seven papers should include a Respondent as the final speaker. In particular, […]
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Echoes: A Symposium on Classic-Modern Relations
This symposium explores the impact, legacy and use of the classical world in modern art and culture. Speakers from fields as diverse as literature, museum studies, art history and architecture will discuss their research. The day is free and open to all.
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Locating the Ancient World in Early Modern Subversive Thought
The aim of this conference is to expand on this revived appreciation of the classical influence in early modernity by looking specifically at the role played by the ancient world in that sphere from which it has most usually been excluded: subversive literature. The idea that the texts, philosophies, and exempla of the ancient world […]
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‘The Classical Now’
2 March - 28 April Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm Free entrance ‘The Classical Now’ is an exhibition at King’s College London that explores antiquity in the modern and contemporary artistic imagination. The exhibition brings together over 50 works - ranging from Greek and Roman antiquities (in bronze, marble, ceramic and mosaic), to modern and contemporary works of […]
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Middle ground or no man’s land? The Classical tradition between Modern Languages and Classics
Panel at Our Uncommon Ground: Modern Languages and Cultures for the 21st Century Chairs: Barbara Graziosi (Durham) and Carlo Caruso (Siena) In November 2016 the Centre for Classical Reception at Durham University organised a workshop on the future of what is commonly defined as ‘Classical reception’. After a long period of progressive and very promising […]
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The Classics in 20th Century British Sculpture
The Classics in 20th Century British Sculpture
A workshop at the Ure Museum to celebrate sculptures by Eric Stanford On the occasion of the installation in the Edith Morley Building of two works (on loan from the University Art Collection) by the celebrated direct stone sculptor, Eric Stanford -Helen (Ure Museum) and Protesilaos (Department of Classics)- the Ure Museum is delighted to […]
VIVAM! Ovid is alive 2,000 years after his death: An evening of readings and discussion
VIVAM! Ovid is alive 2,000 years after his death: An evening of readings and discussion
Join us for a lively discussion about Ovid’s work, his wit, his irony and his gift for ventriloquism, between Classics for All Patron Natalie Haynes and Professor Stephen Heyworth (Wadham College, Oxford), chaired by Dr Peter Jones MBE on Tuesday 17 April 2018. The evening will commence with a reading of selected passages of Ovid […]
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Madeline Miller in Conversation with Kate Mosse
Madeline Miller in Conversation with Kate Mosse
The UK launch of Madeline Miller's new novel Circe On a rare visit from the US, Madeline Miller, author of the 2012 Orange Prize-winning best-selling novel The Song of Achilles, celebrates the UK publication of her new novel Circe, the powerful story of the mythological witch Circe, inspired by Homer’s Odyssey. See her in conversation […]