UTMACS: "Center Stage Translation"
When and Where
Speakers
Description
2023-24 University of Toronto Mississauga Annual Classics Seminar Series: "Centre and Periphery"
Center Stage Translation
Prof. Diane Rayor (Grand Valley State University)
Abtract
Translating ancient performance poetry calls for strategies to make the work accessible in performance. At the same time, I advocate keeping the fact that it is a translation of an ancient text center stage. I illustrate the balancing act between languages, times, cultural values, readers, and audiences, with the fragmentary remains from the singer/songwriter Sappho and the script of Euripides’ Medea.
About UTMACS
The theme for this year's UTM Annual Classics Seminar (UTMACS) is centre and periphery. The speakers will challenge and explore this topic from various perspectives. For those who have not yet attended a UTMACS seminar, the sessions are in two parts, consisting of (1) a lecture (1:10–approx. 2:40 pm) followed, after a short break, by (2) a seminar-style discussion (3–4 pm) that is centred on the ‘focus item’ specified by the lecturer.
Professor Rayor's talk, the final installation of UTMACS 2023-24. will take place on Friday, March 15th, 1:10PM to 4:00PM, at UTM in CDRS, Maanjiwe nendamowinan 3230, and broadcast live via Zoom.
Zoom
Contact Martin Revermann (m.revermann@utoronto.ca) for the meeting link and focus item