National Bards in Comparative Perspective
Many nations are built on the cults of one or more national bards, from Virgil and Ferdowsi, to Shota Rustaveli and Nguyễn Du. Most bards preside over alleged golden ages: the Elizabethan Age for Shakespeare, “the Golden Century” for Cervantes and Camões, and “the Golden Age of Russian literature” for Pushkin, among others. The workshop, led by TORCH International Fellow, Professor Yuri Slezkine from UC Berkeley, will attempt to establish some connections and regularities. For more information please see the event website: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/national-bards-in-comparative-perspective
Date: 16 November 2019, 11:00
Venue: Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Seminar Room, 3rd Floor
Speakers: Professor Yuri Slezkine (Berkeley University), Professor Andrei Zorin (University of Oxford )
Organising department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organiser contact email address: anbara.khalidi@humanities.ox.ac.uk
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/75294619233
Booking email: anbara.khalidi@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Anbara Khalidi