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Traditions in Fragments: the Classical Legacy in Italian 20th-Century Literature

Study Day, 20th June 2014

Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford

  Classical tradition, as a conceptual cluster in which aesthetic, anthropological and political ideas converge, is central to the study of 20th-century Italian literature. The Classics and their legacy are unavoidable forces in the literary discourse of the last century. Whether reinstating, questioning or establishing a new tradition, the Novecento helped to shape the notion of classical tradition itself. In different forms we find Ancient Greek and Latin classics in both poetry and prose, from the work of Pascoli and D’Annunzio, to the Hermetic translations of Quasimodo, down to the Fascist appropriations of classical antiquity, the essays of Calvino, and the trans-genre adaptations of Pasolini and Dallapiccola (not to mention the reinterpretations of Pavese, Sanguineti, Bemporad, or Zanzotto). Yet this widespread presence is still, for the most part, taken for granted. The few available studies are confined to monographic appreciations of individual authors. Generally these enquiries have remained isolated and fragmentary.

This Study Day proposes to begin mapping and interrogating the presence of the classical legacy in the Novecento. Topics of discussion will include, but are not limited to: dynamics of reprisal or rejection of the Classics and their legacy by modern authors, the concept of â€˜origins’ and archetype in 20th-century literary culture in Italy and abroad, genre and form, the Classics in relation to academic and popular culture in Italy, the relationship between translation and the classical legacy, and the reception of the Classics before, during and after Fascism. Gathering different scholarly contributions, we hope that this Study Day will provide a useful starting point for further research. The symposium setting will highlight similarities and differences between individual modes of engagement with the classical legacy. This may offer a new perspective on several aspects of Italian literature and culture in the 20th century, not least the role of literary traditions within the construction of cultural, authorial and national identities.

Call for Papers

Papers will investigate the presence of the Classics and their legacy in Italian literature of the 20th century. Possible topics of discussion include: 

Adaptations and appropriations of Ancient Greek and Latin works by 20th-century authors

Translations of ancient Greek and Latin works by 20th-century writers, including theory and practice

The reception of the Classics during Fascism

The role of the classical legacy in 20th-century poetics

The role of the classics and classical legacy in shaping authorial and national identity 

 Contributions in English and Italian are welcome. Please send an abstract of 250-300 words, a short biographical note, the speaker’s academic affiliation and any audio-visual equipment needed to Cecilia Piantanida at traditionsinfragments AT gmail.com by 25 April 2014.

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Greeks and Romans on the Latin American Stage

International conference: 24-26 June 2014, UCL 

This international and interdisciplinary conference explores the rich and varied afterlife of ancient Greek and Roman drama in Latin America and the Caribbean, a topic thus far neglected in accounts of classical
reception. By focusing on texts that are relatively unknown in the Anglophone world, the conference aims to fill an important gap in the scholarship on the afterlife of classical tragedy and comedy. Our participants represent a diverse range of academic disciplines,
including Classics, Latin American Studies, Hispanic Literatures, and Theatre Studies. Papers will approach the topic from a variety of theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives. Case studies to be examined include plays from Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. We will discuss the ways in which ancient drama has been used to articulate a range of issues (pertaining to gender, politics, race and violence) in modern societies. We will also
consider rewritings that have initiated a chain of modern receptions through which ancient themes and ideas have migrated across national or regional borders. 

Keynote Speaker: Lorna Hardwick (The Open University, UK)

Organisers: Rosa Andújar (r.andujar AT ucl.ac.uk) and Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos (konstantinos.nikoloutsos AT sju.)

The registration fee is £50 (£20 for a single day), which includes all lunches, coffee/tea, and a wine reception.  Discounted rates are available for students and the unwaged.  Attendance is free for UCL students and staff. 

Registration is now open (closing date: Friday, 13th June).  To register, and to access a complete list of participants, the full
programme and abstracts, please visit the conference website:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/

Thanks to the generosity of the Classical Association and the Hellenic Society, we will also be able to offer several postgraduate bursaries.  Please visit the conference website at the link abovebfor further information.

The conference is generously supported by the A. G. Leventis Foundation (UCL Leventis Fund), the Institute of Classical Studies, the Institute of Latin American Studies, SLAS (the UK Society for Latin American Studies), the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic
Studies, the Classical Association, the Gilbert Murray Trust, and the UCL Faculty Institute of Graduate Studies (FIGS).

 

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Conflict: Causes, Chaos, and Resolutions

5th Annual Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference

The Department of Classics at the University of Leeds is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference to be held on the 4th June 2014, Leeds.

Conflicts of all kinds, their Causes, the Chaos involved and its Resolutions have a profound impact on human society, and are the subject of much study in Classics, the Humanities and beyond. Even in its most traditional interpretation as a matter of violence and warfare, conflict is reflected directly and indirectly within almost every academic discipline. But the concept of conflict extends much further. It can also refer to conflicts within academia itself, and elsewhere. Not only do conflicting philosophies and methodologies impact on the pursuit and development of academic study, but conflicting social concepts and values are central to subjects such as gender studies and English. This conference aims to provide an in-depth interdisciplinary discussion of the multifaceted, and often divisive, concept of Conflict, including aspects such as:

• Conflicting Ideas
• The Impact of Conflict
• War Theory
• The Metamorphosis of Culture through Conflict
• Comparative Receptions
• De-constructing Society
• Unexpected Resolutions
• Turmoil of the Psyche
• The Psychology of Warfare
• Reflections of Conflict in Literature

Papers can address, but are certainly not limited to the above suggestions. Postgraduate scholars from Classics and beyond are invited to send an abstract of 250-300 words to pgclassicsconference@leeds.ac.uk by the 1st of May. Presentation will be 20 minutes long and followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

The conference aims at an Interdisciplinary approach, allowing for conversation across departmental and institutional lines. The conference is also presented through the Classics department as part of the Legacies of War project in the University of Leeds. There may be travel bursaries available and a possible opportunity for publication.

Keynote speakers are Penny Goodman, who will be speaking on the study of conflict in academia, and Roger Brock, editor of The Journal of Hellenic Studies, will be speaking on abstracting and approaching journals for publication.

For any further information please email pgclassicsconference AT leeds.ac.uk.