The poetry and aesthetics of Late Antiquity
Event description
Both Latin and Greek poetry went through a renaissance in late antiquity, a time characterised by literary invention and experimentation, but little attention has been given to the shared poetics and aesthetics of the age.
A unifying factor
This is all the more remarkable because paideia, literary culture and education, was an essential unifying factor in a disintegrating Roman empire, and that both Latin and Greek writers were deeply conscious of being heirs to a long literary heritage.
Addressing the research gap
Our conference addresses this gap in current research. The literary renaissance of late antiquity offers a model for cross-cultural exchange; we aim to measure the links between the two traditions, distinct yet related, analysing new shifts in each tradition, the overlaps and the responses, where they match and where they differ.
Key speakers
Our keynote speaker is Philip Hardie from the University of Cambridge. Other speakers include:
Speaker | University |
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Cosetta Cadau |
Trinity College Dublin |
Katerina Carvounis | National & Kapodistrian University of Athens |
Roger Green | University of Glasgow |
Helen Kaufman | University of Oxford |
Gavin Kelly | University of Edinburgh |
Emily Kneebone | University of Cambridge |
Scott McGill | Rice University |
Laura Miguélez-Cavero | University of Oxford |
Berenice Verhelst | Ghent University |
Fees
The conference fee is £50, which includes tea/coffee and lunch on both days.
Graduate bursaries
Thanks to the generosity of the Classical Association, a small number of bursaries for postgraduate students are available to cover some of the costs (50% of registration fee, conference dinner and one night of accommodation, but no reimbursement for transport).
To be considered for a bursary, please send a short explanation (no more than 500 words) on the relevance of the conference for your research, to Calum Maciver by 17.00 on Thursday 20 August. Successful applicants will be notified by Wednesday 26 August.
Register online
Please register to attend via our online booking system ePay.
Registration will close on Wednesday 2 September 2015.
Further information
The conference is organised by Dr Catherine Ware, Dr Aaron Pelttari and Dr Calum Maciver. All enquiries can be directed to Dr Maciver at the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Calum Maciver
Lecturer; Classics
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: Calum.Maciver@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Dr Maciver's staff profile
The poetry and aesthetics of Late Antiquity
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
University of Edinburgh
William Robertson Wing, doorway 4
Old Medical School, Teviot Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9AG