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Keynote

Charles Martindale, professor emeritus i latin, universitet i Bristol.

Inbjudna talare

Monika Asztalos, professor, latin, Oslo Universitet
Martina Björk, fil. dr, latin, Lunds universitet
Anders Cullhed, professor emeritus, litteraturvetenskap, Stockholms universitet
Olle Ferm, professor emeritus, Centrum för medeltidsstudier, Stockholms universitet
Ellen Söderblom Saarela, doktorand i litteraturvetenskap, Linköpings universtet
Dinah Wouters, doktorand i litteraturvetenskap, Department of Literary Studies / RELICS, Ghent University.

Om dagens evenemang (på engelska)

Twenty-five years ago, Charles Martindale famously called for a “redemption” of ancient texts, casting doubts on the concept of a pure, original work of art in favour of an ever-changing understanding and interpretation of Greek and Roman literature, always depending on the horizons – linguistic, social, learned, and religious – of its readers. This one-day conference, keynoted by Martindale himself, brings such a hermeneutic take on premodern texts up to the present day. 

This symposium is made possible by the generous support of Literature as Leading Research Area at Stockholm University.

Programme

10:00–10:15

Welcome

Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre, Professor, German, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Deputy Vice President for Human Science, Stockholm University

10:15–11:30

Keynote lecture: Reception Revisited

Charles Martindale, Professor emeritus, Latin, University of Bristol

11:30–13:00

Lunch for speakers at The Faculty Club

13:00–14:00

Augustine-Reading-Virgil

Monika Asztalos, Professor emerita, Latin, Oslo University

Ovid and Medieval satire

Olle Ferm, Professor emeritus, Centre for Medieval Studies, Stockholm University

Chair: Anna Carlstedt

14:10–15:20

Becoming Godlike by Means of Ovid: The Latin Poetry of Tycho Brahe

Martina Björk, PhD, Latin, University of Lund

Divine Revelation and Human Reception of Hildegard of Bingen’s Visions

Dinah Wouters, PhD student, Latin, Literature / RELICS, Ghent University

Chair: Helena Bodin

15:20–16:00

Coffee / tea and birthday cake for all participants

16:00–17:00

Feminist and/or Feminine? The Empress Theodora in Modern Reception

Ellen Saarela Söderblom, PhD student, Literature, Linköping University

Recycling Latin Classes in Western Poetry

Anders Cullhed, Professor emeritus, Literature, Stockholm University

Chair: Susanne Tienken

17:10–18:00

Reflections and Future Perspectives

Carin Franzén, Professor, Literature, Linköping University
Christian Høgel, Professor mso, Greek, Medieval Literature, Southern Denmark University
Sofia Lodén, PhD, French, Pro Futura fellow, SCAS / Stockholm University

Chair: Maria Plaza

Anmälan

Föranmälan görs till helena.bodin@littvet.su.se.

Om Äldretextseminariet

Äldretextseminariet vid Stockholms universitet är en ämnesöverskridande träffpunkt för litteraturvetare, idéhistoriker, filologer, språkvetare, historiker och många fler med intresse för antika, senantika, medeltida och förmoderna texter. I maj firar vi 20-årsjubileum. Varmt välkommen till Biblioteket i Humanistvillan!

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Kontaktperson

Helena Bodin, professor i litteraturvetenskap, Institutionen för kultur och estetik, helena.bodin@littvet.su.se.