8th Trends in Classics International Conference
Department of Classics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
8th Trends in Classics International Conference
Roman Drama and its Contexts
In memoriam Daniel Iakov (1947-2014)
Thessaloniki, May 29-June 1, 2014
Conference Venues
May 29, 31, and June 1: Auditorium I
Aristotle University, Research Dissemination Center
September 3rd Avenue, University Campus
http://kedea.rc.auth.gr
May 30: Manolis Andronikos Hall
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
6, Manoli Andronikou Street
http://www.amth.gr
Scholarship, especially in the past, has been reading Roman drama from the perspective of its relation to Greek and Roman prototypes, and its historical context and evolution. Contemporary readings, following recent groundbreaking work based on intertextual, dramatological, theatrological, performative, psychoanalytical, feminist, gender oriented approaches, philosophical analysis and aesthetics, etc., offer new valuable insights into Roman drama’s poetics and cultural impact.
The conference aims at focusing on the interpretation of Roman comedy, tragedy and the fragments on the basis of such diverse approaches, as mentioned above. By highlighting the various aesthetic, social and historical parameters, the papers are expected to explore ways in which Roman comic and tragic texts fit into their narrower and/or broader textual and cultural contexts.
Organizing Committee
Theodore D. Papanghelis, Aristotle University & Academy of Athens
Richard L. Hunter, University of Cambridge, British Academy & President of the Governing Board, Aristotle University
Stephen J. Harrison, University of Oxford
Antonios Rengakos, Aristotle University & Academy of Athens
Stavros Frangoulidis, Aristotle University
For further information, please contact:
Stavros Frangoulidis (frango@lit.auth.gr)
The conference is generously funded by the British Council. Support is also provided by: Aristotle University School of Philology, The Church of Greece-Archdiocese of Athens, Welfare Foundation for Social and Cultural Affairs (KIPKE), Research Committee – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Studio Press and Papadimas Publishing House.
