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Cycle de conférences

Les chaires de littérature française et de philologie classique de l’Université de Neuchâtel organisent ce printemps un cycle de cinq conférences ouvert au public sur „Le Barbare: héritages antiques, échos contemporains“.

Université de Neuchâtel

Programme

Aristotle University, Department of Classics

21^st Trends in Classics International Conference

«Euripidean Stagecraft: New Perspectives»»

Thessaloniki, 12-14 Νοvember, 2026

Auditorium Ι

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Research Dissemination Center
September 3^rd Avenue, University Campus

https://kedea.rc.auth.gr

Conference Description

The fresh perspectives on Euripidean dramatic and staging techniques gained in the last decades, in conjunction with performance theory, give much scope for a re-evaluation of Euripides‘ stagecraft that takes into account extant and fragmentary evidence. Ancient performance encompasses seen and unseen action, speech, song and dance. This conference investigate and re-assess the rich material for Euripides‘ stage action and theatre production, as well as the relation of vision and understanding, illusion and fantasy, conveyed through performance. The open-endedness of ancient dramatic texts does not restrict the evidence to a fixed reading and gives rise to challenging questions about the ways in which Euripidean drama is performed and experienced. For instance, in what ways can the play define its own interpretation in performance? How does Euripides use and challenge conventions through variation, experimentation and surprise? In turn, how can a play shape its communication with its audience? At the same time, critical responses to Euripidean stagecraft, as well as the impact of ancient staging practices on modern performance similarly need to be addressed.

Conference Speakers

Rosa Andujar (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Aikaterini Arvaniti (University of Patras)

Joshua Billings (Princeton University)

Claire Cattenaccio (University of Georgetown)

Armand d’ Angour (Oxford University)

Paul Eberwine (College of William and Mary)

Stavros Frangoulidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Melissa Funke (University of Winnipeg)

John Gibert (University of Colorado Boulder)

Simon Goldhill (University of Cambridge)

Edith Hall (University of Durham)

Richard Hunter (University of Cambridge)

Ioanna Karamanou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Poulheria Kyriakou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Rebecca Laemmle (University of Cambridge)

Anna Lamari (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Vayos Liapis (Open University of Cyprus)

C.W. Marshall (University of British Columbia)

Hallie Marshall (University of British Columbia)

Chiara Meccariello (University of Exeter)

Sarah Miles (University of Durham)

Judith Mossman (University of Coventry)

Sheila Murnaghan (University of Pennsylvania)

Jessica Paga (College of William and Mary)

Rush Rehm (Stanford University)

Hanna Roisman (Colby College, Maine)

Elizabeth Scharffenberger (Columbia University)

Niall Slater (Emory University)

Stavros Tsitsiridis (University of Patras)

Erika Weiberg (Duke University)

Naomi Weiss (Harvard University)

David Wiles (University of Exeter)

Rosie Wyles (University of Durham)

For further information, please contact:

Ioanna Karamanou (ikaramanou(at)lit.auth.gr)

Organizing Committee

Ioanna Karamanou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

C.W. (Toph) Marshall (University of British Columbia)

Antonios Rengakos (Academy of Athens & Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Stavros Frangoulidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

The organizers would like to acknowledge the kind and generous support of the AUTh Research Committee, the Kostas and Eleni Ouranis Foundation of the Academy of Athens, De Gruyter Brill, and University Studio Press.

University of Amsterdam, Department of Classics

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Classics

20th Trends in Classics International Conference

20th Trends in Classics International Conference

Mapping the History of Greek Literary History

Thessaloniki, May 21-23, 2026

Auditorium I
Aristotle University, Research Dissemination Center
September 3^rd Avenue, University Campus
http://kedea.rc.auth.gr

The conference explores the (early) history of literary histories of Classical Greek literature. While antiquity recognized literary periods and included canons from Alexandrian scholars, the actual emergence of literary history as a genre occurred in 19th-century Europe. Driven by nationalism, scholars began writing national literary histories and turned to Greek (and Latin) literature, which was widely taught and considered a shared cultural heritage. Friedrich von Schlegel’s Geschichte der Poesie der Griechen und Römer (1798) is seen as one of the earliest examples. Although classical scholarship in the 19th century has been thoroughly studied, the specific role of literary histories has received little attention. Similarly, while nationalism and its influence on classical studies have been researched, its connection to Greek literary history remains underexplored. This conference aims to analyze the structure, genealogical networks, national perspectives, and shifting receptions of key authors. Special focus will be given to paratextual elements such as titles, introductions, footnotes, and tables of contents.

PROGRAM

Thursday, May 21, 2026

17.00-17.30

Registration and Greetings

Panel 1

17.30-19.30

Presider: Casper de Jonge

Irene de Jong (Amsterdam): “Introduction: Why (and How) Literary History”

James I. Porter (Berkeley): “The Literary History of the Cynics: A Beginning Without a Known Beginning”

Stavros Tsitsiridis (Patras): “History vs Theory: On the Absence of Greek Literary Histories in Ancient Greece”

Roberto Nicolai (Sapienza): “Greeks and Romans on Literature and History of Literature”

19.30: Wine Reception

Friday, May 22, 2026

Panel 2

10.00-11.00

Presider: James Porter

Casper de Jonge (Leiden): “Dionysius of Halicarnassus: Histories of Greek Literature in Augustan Rome”

Carlotta Santini (École Normale Supérieure): “Nietzsche and Greek Literary History”

11.00-11.30: Coffee Break

Panel 3

11.30-12.30

Presider: Irene de Jong

Margalit Finkelberg (Tel Aviv): “The 19^th-Centrury German Histories of Greek Literature and the Historical Metanarrative”

Constanze Güthenke (Oxford): “The First German Literary Histories”

12.30-13.30: Lunch

Panel 4

13.30-15.00

Presider: Antonios Rengakos

Richard Hunter (Cambridge): “Forty Years On: Cambridge Reflections on The Cambridge History of Classical Literature”

Ioanna Karamanou (Thessaloniki): “The First Greek Literary History of the Modern Greek State and its Agenda”

Ioannis Konstantakos (Athens): “Modern Greek Histories of Ancient Greek Literature: The Twentieth Century”

15.00-15.30: Coffee Break

Panel 5

15.30-17.00

Presider: Carlotta Santini

Carlo Franco (Venezia): “Italian Histories of Greek Literature in XIXth Century”

Maurizio Sonnino (Sapienza): “Gennaro Perrotta’s History of Greek Literature as a Balancing of Opposites”

Laurent Pernot (Strasbourg/Institut de France): “The History of Ancient Greek Literature in France”

20.00: Conference Dinner

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Panel 6

10.00-11.00

Presider: Maurizio Sonnino

Judith E. Kalb (South Carolina): “The First Russian Literary Histories”

Francisco García-Jurado (Universidad Complutense de Madrid): “Hispanic Greek Literature Textbooks During the 19th Century: From Braulio Foz to Otfried Müller”

11.00-11.30: Coffee Break

Panel 7

11.30-13.00

Presider: Margalit Finkelberg

Gościwit Malinowski (Wrocław): “The First Polish Literary Histories”

Maciej Junkiert (Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań): “Polish Monographs on the History of Greek Literature: Groddeck, Węclewski, Sinko”

Olesia Lazer-Pankiv & Oleksandr Levko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv): “Studies on Greek Literary History in Ukraine in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries: Trends and Challenges”

13.00-14.00: Lunch

Organizing Committee

Irene J. F. de Jong, University of Amsterdam
Antonios Rengakos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Academy of Athens
Stavros Frangoulidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

With the kind support of

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMITTEE

DE GRUYTER BRILL

UNIVERSITY STUDIO PRESS