early modern
Locating the Ancient World in Early Modern Subversive Thought
Newcastle UniversityThe 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 […]
Greek Matters
University of York York, United KingdomThis one-day workshop will consider the intersection of Hellenism and material culture in the early modern world (1400-1800). Expanding upon recent interest in the influence of Greek antiquity on early modernity, this workshop sets out to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue that explores the reception of texts alongside other encounters with the past: the circulation of […]
Greek Matters
University of York York, United KingdomExpanding upon recent interest in the influence of Greek antiquity on early modernity, this workshop sets out to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue that explores the reception of texts alongside other encounters with the past: the circulation of images, the collecting of antiquities, archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, etc. From difficulties in printing the Greek alphabet to developments […]
Philip Ford Annual Postgraduate Day: Neo-Latin and the Vernacular
The Warburg Institute Woburn Square, LondonThe Society for Neo-Latin Studies is holding its annual Philip Ford Postgraduate Day in London on 20th March 2020. The focus of the event will be Neo-Latin and the vernacular. There will be an interactive session on bilingual writing/self-translation in the early modern period led by Dr Sara Miglietti and a talk by Professor Ingrid […]
CFP: Early Modern Translations and the Classics. Deadline November 30th 2023
Princeton UniversityThe conference, sponsored by the University of Oxford and Princeton University, will be held 8-9 March 2024 at Princeton University. Dr. Gail Trimble, Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at Trinity College, Oxford, is the keynote speaker. Dr. Trimble writes on Latin poetry and literary form and is completing a new commentary on Catullus 64 […]