The Department of Classical Studies at Tulane University presents “Slathered in Spectacle: Polybius on Tragedy, History, and the Difference” by Scott Farrington (Dickinson College).
Date ~ Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time ~ 5:00PM
Location ~ Jones 204
Outside of his polemic against 'tragic' historians, Polybius describes the Roman triumph, Roman religion, and various political displays as 'decked in tragic pomp.' Additionally, he describes events in his own narrative as tragic. Taken together, his comments on tragic performance and tragic events create a substantive understanding of his conception of tragedy. Equipped with an understanding of that conception, we can approach his polemic against 'tragic' historians from a more informed and more fruitful perspective.
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