Dean of the College and Classical Studies Program Present
The Song of Ismenias and the Tragic Destruction of Thebes
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Olin LC 208
4:30 pm EST/GMT-5
4:30 pm EST/GMT-5
a lecture by Jacqueline Michelle Arthur-Montagne
The destruction of the city of Thebes by Alexander the Great in the Greek Alexander Romance is unlike any other account of the event in ancient histories. In the fictional Romance, Alexander engages in a sophistic debate with the flute-player Ismenias on whether the Thebes of the tragic imagination should be preserved. In this presentation, Jacqueline Arthur-Montagne will investigate how this debate reflects on the value and vitality of Athenian tragedy in Imperial Greece, and why prose fiction becomes the genre in which this tragic legacy is contested.For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Olin LC 208