The PERLEGO seminar series returns this term with a third roundtable welcoming four speakers from different fields and institutions to discuss the ways in which their research combines text and image analysis in the following areas:

Professor Heather Webb (Cambridge) – ‘Reading the Gestures of Dante’s Comedy Between Text and Image’

Dr. Ben Thomas (Kent) – ‘Seeing Eloquence, Raphael’s Drawings’

Prof. Simon Park (Oxford) – ‘The Line of Apelles in Early Modern Europe’

Dr. Rhiannon Easterbrook (Oxford) – ‘“Today I mean to be a Greek”: imagination and materiality in Edwardian classicism’.

Join us for an afternoon of stimulating presentations and discussion, followed by a wine reception. Paces are limited so please email rebecca.bowen@some.ox.ac.uk or vittoria.fallanca@pmb.ox.ac.uk to book a spot.

4.30: Tea /Coffee and Welcome
4.40: Prof. Heather Webb (Cambridge) – ‘Reading the Gestures of Dante’s Comedy Between Text and Image’
4.50: Prof. Simon Park (Oxford) – ‘The Line of Apelles in Early Modern Europe’
5.00: Discussion
5.30: Dr. Rhiannon Easterbrook (Oxford) – ‘“Today I mean to be a Greek”: imagination and materiality in Edwardian classicism’
5.40: Dr. Ben Thomas (Kent) – ‘Seeing Eloquence, Raphael’s Drawings’
5.50: Discussion & Closing Remarks
6.30: Wine Reception
7.30: End