International Conference: Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
- Programme
- Location
- Speakers
- Registration Details
- Contact
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
The Greek rhetorician and historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus settled in Rome in 30 BC. His rhetorical works, critical essays and history of early Rome (the Roman Antiquities) are inextricably linked with the culture of Augustan Rome. In recent years, there has been a remarkable revival of interest in Dionysius and his intellectual context. This international conference brings together the leading specialists in Dionysian scholarship: scholars working on rhetorical theory, literary criticism, historiography, and Roman culture. The conference aims to explore the complex relationship between an important Greek scholar and his social, political and intellectual contexts in Augustan Rome.
Programme
Click here for the time schedule of the conference Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome, Thursday 31 May and Friday 1 June 2012 at Leiden University.
Location
The conference will take place in Leiden. Most conference papers will be presented in the Gravensteen, Pieterskerkhof 6, Leiden. See: http://visitors.leiden.edu/buildings/gravensteen.html
Two keynote papers will be deliverd in the Klein Auditorium of the Academy Building, Rapenburg 73, Leiden. See: http://visitors.leiden.edu/buildings/academiegebouw.html
Speakers
- Jeroen Bons (Utrecht University): ‘Dionysius on Isocrates’
- Michael Edwards (University of Wales, Lampeter): ‘Dionysius on Isaeus’
- Matthew Fox (University of Glasgow): ‘The Roman polis in Dionysius’
- Dan Hogg (Cranleigh School): ‘How Roman are the Antiquities?’
- Richard Hunter (Cambridge University):‘Dionysius and the Idea of the Critic’ [KEYNOTE]
- Casper de Jonge (Leiden University): ‘Composition in Augustan Rome. Dionysius, Horace and Longinus’
- Stephen Oakley (Cambridge University): ‘The Invention of Detail in the Roman Antiquities’
- Chris Pelling (Oxford University): ‘Dionysius and Regime Change’ [KEYNOTE]
- Jim Porter (University of California, Irvine): ‘Dionysius and the Sublime Style’
- Clemence Schultze (Durham University): ‘Ways of Killing Women. Dionysius on Horatia and Lucretia’
- Tony Spawforth (Newcastle University): ‘Dionysius, Declamation, and Augustan Cultural Politics’
- Laura Viidebaum (Cambridge University): ‘Dionysius and Lysias’ Charm’
- Nicolas Wiater (University of St. Andrews): ‘Parahistory: Language, Time, and Historical Consciousness in Dionysian criticism’
- Harvey Yunis (Rice University, Houston): ‘Dionysius and Contemporaries on Demosthenes’
Registration Details
Registration for this conference is now open. There are various options:
- There is a limited number of places available for colleagues and students who would like to attend the conference papers on Thursday 31 May and / or Friday 1 June. Location: Gravensteen, Pieterskerkhof 6 in Leiden (45 seats).
Single day rate (including lunch and refreshments) = 50 euro.
- Two keynote lectures are open to the general public: both lectures will take place in the Klein Auditorium of the Academy Buidling (Rapenburg 73 in Leiden):
Thursday 31 May at 4.00 pm: professor Chris Pelling (Oxford): ‘Dionysius and Regime Change’
Friday 1 June at 4.00 pm: professor Richard Hunter (Cambridge): ‘Dionysius and the Idea of the Critic’
Both keynote lectures will be followed by a reception.
If you are interested to attend the conference or one of the keynote lectures, please contact Casper C. de Jonge (c.c.de.jonge@hum.leidenuniv.nl).
Contact
Dr. Casper C. de Jonge
Leiden University
Institute of Cultural Disciplines
Classics Department
Email: c.c.de.jonge@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Phone: +31 (71) 5272678