Proposals are sought to complete the following panel for the annual
meeting of ASECS, University of Pennsylvania, April 12-16.
Abstracts due September 15.
The Use of Roman History on the French and English Stage, 1660-1790
Racine, Dryden, Lee, Addison, Voltaire, and other French and English
writers regularly dramatized events from Roman history. More than in
earlier plays, this ancient historical material seems to serve early
modern interests and ideologies. This panel will explore the varied ways
writers on opposite sides of the English Channel looked to ancient Rome
for validation of national aspirations, for ethical models, or for
historical parallels through which to view contemporary issues and events.
Papers treating the ethical and political implications of these plays are
invited; comparative papers are particularly welcome.
Robert G. Dimit
rd27@is.nyu.edu
New York University
Dept. of Comparative Literature
19 University Place, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003-4556
(212) 998-8790
fax: (212) 995-4377
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