CONTEXTS FOR CLASSICS is pleased to present our December
TRANSLATION WORKSHOP:

"Translation into the Visual:  Images of Roman History"

a discussion led by Alison Byrnes
MFA candidate, School of Art and Design

Tuesday, December 6, 2005
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tisch Hall 2015D (Comparative Literature Library)

The content of Roman literature remains relatively constant while the mode of creating images based on Roman literature varies widely.  Multiple "readings"of texts and the Roman qualities valued by those cultures creating the images affect translation into the visual.  Reception theory, whereby the meaning of a text is determined by the interaction between the text and its reader, provides a useful framework for revealing how different people over time conceive of the Romans and the idea of history via interpretations through images.  Anachronism, obvious or subtle, is evident in all images of Romans, pointing to the complex relationship between word and image.  Alison Byrnes traces this visual history, from illumination to painting to film and to her own work - anachronistic paintings of Roman history.

Light refreshments will be served!