Greek Poetry in the Roman Empire by Prof Tim Whitmarsh
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Did they follow traditional patterns, or innovate? Did they use the old quantitative metres, or the new stress rhythms? This paper considers a range of poetic devices, with a particular emphasis on popular poetry, where some new evidence will be introduced.
Tim Whitmarsh FBA is the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. He has written on ancient Greek literature and culture over a 1000-year period, with a particular emphasis on the literature of the Roman Empire. His books include Beyond the Second Sophistic: Adventures in Greek Postclassicism, Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, and Dirty Love: The Genealogy of the Ancient Greek Novel’.
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Online Wednesday 24 March 2021 at 7pm (UK time)
Language: English
This online lecture is part of the series Language, Culture and Myths organised by the Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge. See all the other lectures in this series here.
Organiser The Hellenic Centre & The CCGS
Organiser of Greek Poetry in the Roman Empire by Prof Tim Whitmarsh
Language, Culture and Myths: A series of online talks in English, organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge every Wednesday at 7pm (UK time) from 10 March until 31 March.
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