LUCAN, BOOK 5

Caesar dominates the fifth book of Lucan’s Civil War. As he faces the possibility of destruction in a storm redolent of the clash of primeval forces, and his ambitions, strengths and fears confirm him as the prime engine of the poem, Lucan radically reshapes the function and significance of one of the most traditional building blocks of epic narrative. The third Cortona Colloquium on Latin Literature will provide an assessment of this and other aspects of the book, its relationship with previous models, and its impact. Each speaker will introduce a section of the text and guide all participants in a wide-ranging discussion of both local and general issues.

Participants

Yelena Baraz

Princeton University
Frances Bernstein

Princeton University
Emanuele Berti

Scuola Normale Superiore
Francesco Busti

Scuola Normale Superiore
Vincenzo Casapulla

Scuola Normale Superiore
Kathleen Cruz

Princeton University
Matteo Dessimone Pallavera

University of Manchester
Will Dingee

Princeton University
Francesca Econimo

Scuola Normale Superiore
Denis Feeney

Princeton University
Andrew Feldherr

Princeton University
Erik Fredericksen

Princeton University
Edoardo Galfré

Scuola Normale Superiore
Philip Hardie

University of Cambridge
Adalberto Magnavacca

Scuola Normale Superiore
Alessio Mancini

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Marta Perilli

Scuola Normale Superiore
Antonino Pittà

Università Cattolica di Milano
Stefano Poletti

Scuola Normale Superiore
Ludovico Pontiggia

University of Cambridge
Christiane Reitz

Universität Rostock
Gianpiero Rosati

Scuola Normale Superiore
Alessandro Schiesaro

University of Manchester

Organization

Andrew Feldherr - Princeton University
Gianpiero Rosati - Scuola Normale Superiore
Alessandro Schiesaro - University of Manchester

Info

eventiculturali@sns.it

050 509307

Progetto PRIN 2015 “Centro e periferia nella letteratura latina di Roma imperiale” cod. 2015CYTKLZ_001