The Department of Classics at Würzburg University invites graduate students and advanced undergraduates in Classics, Ancient Philosophy and related disciplines to participate in a conference and seminar course on the use of quotations in ancient philosophy.
The conference consists of lectures and seminars on quotations used in philosophical writings and in writings about philosophers. Quotations can be used as arguments of authorities, in polemics, as sources of information or as objects of discussion. The conference is organised in lectures on general topics and related seminars on specific texts and problems. The workshops comprise introductions into papyrology and paleography and exercises in editing papyri.
Courses are taught by Gerard Boter, Tiziano Dorandi, Michael Erler, Holger Essler, Michael McOsker, Dirk Obbink, Daniel Riaño, Marion Schneider, Nigel Wilson and Veronika Zilker.
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Monday 17.3. |
Tuesday 18.3. |
Wednesday 19.3. |
Thursday 20.3. |
Friday 21.3. |
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9.00-10.30 |
9.00 Registration |
G. Boter: The use of quotations in Epictetus (Lecture) |
M. Schneider, V. Zilker: Talking to books. Development of a form of literary dialogue (Lecture) |
N. Wilson: Greek Paleography (Workshop) |
D. Obbink: |
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11.00-12.30 |
M. McOsker: Quotations in Demetrius Laco (Lecture) |
T. Dorandi: La strategia della ‘citazione’ da Diogene Laerzio a Stobeo (Lecture) |
T. Dorandi: La critica del testo e la tradizione parallela. Qualche esempio nelle Vite dei filosofi di Diogene Laerzio (Seminar) |
H. Essler, D. Riaño: |
H. Essler, D. Riaño: |
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14.00-15.30 |
N. Wilson: |
G. Boter: Philosophical and philological interpretation in Epictetus (Seminar) |
N. Wilson: |
D. Obbink: |
Closing session: Digital edition and annotation of the texts prepared by the participants (Workshop) |
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16.00-18.00 |
H. Essler: |
H. Essler: |
M. Schneider: Poems from prose. The poetic fragments in Plutarch’s De audiendis poetis (Seminar. 16-17) |
Guided tour to the Würzburg Papyrus Collection |
