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Reassertion of the humanism of the ancient world
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Reassertion of the humanism of the ancient world
Reading Greek Tragedy Online was created during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown when Paul O’Mahony, Artistic Director of award-winning Brighton based theatre company Out of Chaos found all three of his upcoming UK tours cancelled.
The rituals of ancient Greece – especially public performances of tragic plays – have remarkable resonance with the current moment.
Written by Alba Curry The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to extend their greatest thanks and appreciation to all of those who participated in the fourth meeting of the Comparatism Seminar. We would also like to thank Cléo Carastro for her talk, “Polytheisms and Cosmologies-Comparative perspectives on ancient Greece and contemporary Nuna societies (Burkina Faso, West Africa)” Carastro’s presentation began with a set of questions: What does it mean to compare contemporary and ancient societies? And what happens when, instead of comparing ancient societies, we open comparison to t...
Reassertion of the humanism of the ancient world