[Usyd_Classics_Events] CAH Research Seminar #4 Marcus Ellis

[Ben Brown]

Dear Friends of Classics and Ancient History,

We are delighted to invite you to our next Classics and Ancient History/CCANESA research seminar for Semester 2, 2023. Our program continues:

Thursday, September 7th at 4pm (AEST/UTC+10), CCANESA Boardroom, Level 4, Madsen Building (F09).

Marcus Ellis (University of Cambridge).

“An Assault on Tragedy? The End of Euripides’ Orestes.”

Abstract:
At the end of the eponymous play, Orestes appears on the roof of the Atreid palace for a final confrontation with Menelaus. In doing so, it is argued, he is occupying the role of the deus ex machina - and thus effectively establishing himself as an internal author and director of the play. This metatheatrical and metaliterary moment is revealed as a self-reflexive interrogation and deconstruction of the aesthetic and intellectual features of the Orestes and Euripidean tragedy more broadly, and indeed of tragedy itself. In turn, this illuminates the intimate interrelation of the play’s aesthetic and political concerns.

Presenter biography:
Marcus Ellis recently obtained his doctorate from the University of Cambridge, having previously completed his MA and MPhil there. Specialising in the aesthetic and intellectual dimensions of tragedy, his interests also encompass lyric, Presocratic philosophy, and Classical reception in fin-de-siècle German literature. He is delighted to hold the inaugural Ritchie Fellowship at Sydney.

Please register for this free online presentation (if you have not already registered for the series):
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The Zoom meeting details for this seminar are:
Meeting URL:   https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88036971562
Meeting ID:  88036971562

Please note, our seminars begin promptly at 4 pm. To further with facilitating the online space, please ensure that your Zoom username matches the name on your registration (where possible). Papers this semester will be presented on campus live streamed via Zoom (unless otherwise indicated). Our on-campus location is the CCANESA Boardroom, Level 4, Madsen Building (F09).

Please note further that by participating in this seminar, you agree to abide by the University of Sydney’s ICT policy. You can view the policy here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2011/140&RendNum=0

An extra note on recording of seminars
As part of a School initiative to preserve our online content for potential future use, we intend to record our seminars. If you would not like to be inadvertently recorded, please turn off your video and microphone after joining the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you as we bring our research community together once again!

For any further information or questions, please contact the Classics & Ancient History Seminar Coordinator, Dr. Ben Brown at benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au<mailto:benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au> or CCANESA at ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au<mailto:ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au>.

All very best, Ben

DR BEN BROWN
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