Nationals Bards in Comparative Perspective

TORCH is delighted to invite attendees to the workshop ‘National Bards in Comparative Perspective’ on Saturday 16 November.

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.
Attendance is free and lunch will be provided. For full details and registration link, please see the TORCH event details at torch.ox.ac.uk/event/national-bards-in-comparative-perspective

Date: 16 November 2019, 10:00 (Saturday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Venue:
Radcliffe Humanities
Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
See location on maps.ox

Details: Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, TORCH
Speakers: Professor Andrei Zorin (University of Oxford ), Professor Yuri Slezkine (Berkeley University), Dr Bruno Currie (University of Oxford), Prof Edmund Herzig (University of Oxford), Dr Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford), Prof Ann Jefferson (University of Oxford), Prof Jonathan Thacker (University of Oxford), Professor Ritchie Robertson (University of Oxford)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/national-bards-in-comparative-perspective
Audience: Members of the University only
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