Hellenistic Literatures in Context - 09/04/2016, New York (USA)

On April 9, 2016, the Department of Classics at Columbia University (NY), in conjunction with the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean (CAM), will host a workshop organized by Professor John Ma, entitled: "Hellenistic Literatures in Context". Please see the schedule below for our program of speakers. The workshop will be held in the Level 5 conference room of the Italian Academy at Columbia University in the City of New York, USA. We welcome all interested parties to attend. No registration is required.

FECHA /DATE/DATA: 09/04/2016

LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Italian Academy - Columbia University (New York, USA)

ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Professor John Ma

INFO:

INSCRIPCIÓN/REGISTRATION/REGISTRAZIONE: gratis/free/gratuito

PROGRAMA/PROGRAM/PROGRAMMA:

Morning session: 9:00am – 12:00pm

9:00 – 10:00am

Aneurin Ellis-Evans (The Queen's College, Oxford)

What's Hellenistic about Hellenistic Literature?

10:00 – 11:00am

Kathryn Stevens (Durham University)

Hellenistic Babylonian Literature

11:00am – 12:00pm

John Ma (Columbia University)

The Achaimenid origins of Hellenistic poetry

Lunch break: 12:00 – 1:00pm Afternoon session (pre-circulated texts): 1:00 – 5:00pm

1:00 – 2:00pm

Aneurin Ellis-Evans (The Queen's College, Oxford)

The "pride of Halikarnassos" and the library catalogue from Rhodes (Maiuri, NS 11)

2:00 – 3:00pm

Kathryn Stephens (Durham University)

Berossus and the Babylonian chronicles revisited

3:00 – 4:00pm Paraskevi Martzavou (Columbia University)

Island stories: the case of Anaphe 4:00 – 5:00pm

Final discussion on Hellenistic literature

5:00pm: Reception