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Classical Reception Series: India Halstead, UPENN “Translating Cultures: Irish Colonialism, Greek Tragedy and the Monochrome Lens”

Apr 26, 2019 at -



Classical Reception Series: Rita Copeland, UPENN, "Classical Reception in English Literature & Ovid in the Middle Ages” [discussion]"

Apr 19, 2019 at -



Classical Reception Series: Nikolas Churik, Princeton, "Everyday Exegesis?: The Use of Proverbs in Eustathios’ Parekbolai on the Iliad"

Apr 12, 2019 at -



Classical Reception Series: Aleksander Musial, Princeton, "Carving Classics: Gustav III’s Marble Muses And the Making of the Past in the 18th Century"

Mar 22, 2019 at -



CLASSICAL STUDIES STUDENT MIXER

Mar 21, 2019 at -

The “Classics Board” invites you to take some time out for drinks and nibbles Thursday evening, March 21.

Get to know other students in the department — undergrads, postbaccs, and grads, including… Read More



Emily Wilson @Penn Lightbulb Cafe, "Translating the Odyssey: Why and How"

Mar 19, 2019 at

Emily Wilson will talk about her goals in re-translating this much-translated poem, including her approach to verse form, style, pace, repetition, and characterization.



The Odyssey: A staged Reading & Discussion with Emily Wilson

Mar 15, 2019 at -

Join the Aquila Theatre and Emily Wilson for a staged reading of an abbreviated version of Wilson’s translation; and a post-show discussion with the translator.

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COLLOQUIUM: Manon Brouillet, EHESS, "The Singer and the Meat: Epic Performance and Sacrifice in Ancient Greece"

Apr 18, 2019 at -

In the Odyssey, Demodokos' performances are framed by the consumption of meat. Indeed, the two known settings of the epic performances, symposia and religious festivals, were characterized by consumption of… Read More



Julia Simons (CLST) "Crooked: Hippocrates Against the Medical Maltreatment of Hunchbacks"

Feb 22, 2019 at

Julia Simons' (CLST) talk Crooked: Hippocrates Against the Medical Maltreatment of Hunchbacks will be delivered during the Humanities presentations February 22, 2019. There will be a $500… Read More



COLLOQUIUM: Antonis Kotsonas, NYU, "Containers, Commodities and Greek Colonization in the Mediterranean of the 8th century BCE"

Apr 11, 2019 at -

Several milestones and new beginnings punctuate the history of the ancient world in the 8th century BCE, but my Colloquium focuses specifically on the beginning of Greek colonization… Read More