“Singing of Troy: Imagining an Heroic Age from the Iliad to the Aeneid” — David Stuttard

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“ ”— , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is delighted to welcome back —distinguished classicist, writer, lecturer, dramaturge, and Fellow of Goodenough College, London—for a live webinar with students in Epic, Empire, and Diplomacy (PWAD/CMPL 489).

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David will speak on themes drawn from ’ and ’ , bringing his characteristic clarity and narrative brilliance to questions of epic, leadership, diplomacy, and the enduring structures of power.

This year’s visit comes amid an extraordinary period of activity. David has recently led study tours to and with the Oxford Arts Society and Goodenough College, and is currently delivering a lecture series at 92NY in New York City. At the same time, he has just published his latest book with Harvard University Press—Hubris: Pericles’ Parthenon Project and the Invention of Athens—a remarkable achievement in an already distinguished career.

David’s work continues to exemplify what the study of antiquity can be at its best: rigorous, humane, and vividly alive to the present. Whether in the lecture hall, on stage, or guiding students through the landscapes of the ancient Mediterranean, he brings the classical world into immediate and compelling focus.

This conversation offers a fitting culmination to the semester—and no prior background in Greek or Roman literature is required. All who are interested in epic, history, leadership, or the long arc of cultural memory are most welcome to join.

:https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ftYbZ2ZtTF2F-hyCvE1wkA

Hosted by the Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy (TFED) in partnership