Universität Wien
Two Myths and two Languages
Pagans and Christians in Late Antique Poetry
Programme
THURSDAY, 7.12. University of Vienna, Marietta Blau-Saal
14:00-14:30 Opening Ceremony Michael Zach Vice Dean of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies Christine Ratkowitsch Head of Department Herbert Bannert
Chair: Laura Gianvittorio
14.30-15:00 Domenico Accorinti Pagan and Christian Astral Imagery in Late Antique Poetry
15:00-15:30 Kurt Smolak Pagane und christliche Caritas. Martin und der Bettler im literarischen Kontext
15:30-16:00 COFFEEBREAK
16:00-17:00 Nicole Kröll Reshaping Iliad and Odyssey. The Cyclopes in Nonnus’ Dionysiaca Presentation of the Proceedings of the Nonnus-Conference, Vienna 2013
17:00-18:00 BUFFET
FRIDAY, 8.12. University of Vienna, Institute for Classical Philology, Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies, Lecture Room
Chair: Stefan Büttner
9:30-10:00 Kristoffel Demoen Presentation of the Project „Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams“ (DBBE
10:00-10:30 Delphine Lauritzen Two Hymns for one Poem. Beyond Pagan vs Christian in John of Gaza’s Ekphrasis
10:30-11:00 COFFEEBREAK
11:00-11:30 Ursula Gärtner Ekphrastisches Erzählen bei Quintus Smyrnaeus
11:30-12:00 Andreas Rhoby Frühbyzantinische inschriftliche Epigramme. Form und Funktion
12:00-15:00 LUNCH
Chair: Kurt Smolak
15:00-15:30 Kristoffel Demoen Gregory of Nazianzus on his Verses. An ars poetica?
15:30-16:00 Jan Stenger „Beim Häuten der Zwiebel.“ Gregory of Nazianzus’ De vita sua as autofiction
16:00-16:30 COFFEEBREAK
16:30-17:00 Berenice Verhelst The narrator as exegete. A Narratological Analysis of Speech Introductions in Nonnus’ Paraphrase
17:00-17:30 Filip Doroszewski Citizens of Heaven. Jesus and the New Political Identity in Nonnus’ Paraphrase
17:30-18:00 David Hernández de la Fuente Pagan Wrongdoers and Christian Sinners. Darkness, Evil and Repentance in Nonnus
19:00 DINNER
SATURDAY, 9.12. University of Vienna, Institute for Classical Philology, Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies, Lecture Room
Chair: Herbert Bannert
10:00-10:30 Mary Whitby Nonnos on Elephants
10:30-11:00 Karin Schlapbach Dance and Death in Nonnus’ Dionysiaka
11:00-11:30 COFFEEBREAK
11:30-12:00 Frederick Lauritzen Late Antique Philosophy in the Poetry of George of Pisidia
12:00-12:30 Calum Alasdair Maciver Greek Imperial Poetry and the Latin Question, Again
12:30-13:00 Final discussion – Round table
13:00-14:00 BUFFET
16:00 EXCURSION Papyrussammlung der Nationalbibliothek
(Text by the organizers)