Lecture Forum Antiquum May 31st: Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Regime Change
On Thursday the 31st of May professor Christopher Pelling (Oxford University) will hold the last Forum Antiquum lecture of this term. His lecture "Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Regime Change" is also part of the conference "Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome". Afterwards there is a reception at the Faculty Club. Everyone is welcome to attend!
About the speaker
Christopher Pelling is Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University. His research mainly focuses on Greek historiography (Herodotus, Thucydides) and biography (Plutarch), but he has also written on Greek tragedy. He published several books, such as Plutarch and History (London, 2002), Literary Texts and the Greek Historian (London, 2000), Characterization and Individuality in Greek Literature (Oxford, 1990), Plutarch, Life of Antony (Cambridge, 1988), Other interests include cricket (watching), golf (playing, badly), music, and country walks (gentle). Professor Pelling, who has also performed on BBC radio and television, is famous for his entertaining lectures.
Lecture 1st of June: Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the Idea of the Critic
On Friday the 1st of June there is another lecture (part of the conference) open to everyone who is interested: Richard Hunter (Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University) will speak about "Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the Idea of the Critic".
Richard Hunters numerous publications cover entire Greek literature (Hellenistic poetry, literary criticism, Plato, Homer, the ancient novel, etc.). Recent publications are: Plato and the Traditions of Ancient Literature. The Silent Stream (Cambridge, 2012), Plutarch, How to study poetry (Cambridge, 2011), Critical Moments in Classical Literature (Cambridge, 2009), On Coming After: Studies in Post-Classical Greek Literature and its Reception (Berlin, 2008), The Shadow of Callimachus (Cambridge, 2006).
Richard Hunter about his lecture: "This lecture will survey some of the principles and assumptions which inform Dionysius’ practice as a rhetorical and stylistic critic and teacher, as well as the language he uses to describe what he sees as his job. Attention will be paid to how Dionysius’ writings are themselves exemplary of the kind of relationship with the past which he seeks to encourage in his pupils. What are the criteria for being a good critic and how does Dionysius set about fulfilling them? The principal text discussed will be On Thucydides."
Time and location
Both lectures start at 4.15pm in the Klein Auditorium (registration not required).
Forum Antiquum
Forum Antiquum is a series of lectures organised by the Classics department every fortnight during the semester. The lectures always take place on Thursday afternoon, at 4.15 pm. We aim to invite both established experts and promising young researchers from all the Classical disciplines. Everyone is welcome, advance registration is not necessary. Forum Antiquum is funded through the Spinoza prize of professor Ineke Sluiter.
For more information about Forum Antiquum visit the website (Dutch) or contact Joëlle Koning.