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The discipline of Classics was central to the rise of universities in the Western culture tradition, and students have taken Latin and Greek at the University of Georgia since it opened its doors in 1801. Indeed, in the early years of UGA, orations at commencement were often delivered in Greek or Latin to reflect the classical course of study at the University. Today, the Department of Classics at
03/12/2024
Today at the Humanities Festival, Alicia Stallings will give the opening lecture at 6pm in the UGA Chapel.
A.E. Stallings is an American poet who studied Classics at the University of Georgia and Oxford. In October 2023, she began her four-year elected term as Oxford Professor of Poetry, one of the world’s most prestigious academic honors in the field of poetry.
This event is presented by the Department of Classics, the Felson Classics Endowment, the Willson Center, the Jere W. Morehead Honors College, the UGA at Oxford Program, the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, and by the UGA Humanities Council as the opening keynote event of the UGA Humanities Festival. It is also part of the Willson Center's Global Georgia public event series and the Spring 2024 UGA Signature Lecture Series.
03/08/2024
Join Mary Lou Brown for her talk on Monday, March 18th at 5:30 pm, as she examines how Vergil layers his reception of the Greek pastoral with the conversation between Pre- and Post-Alexandrian style of poetry, in order to break the mold of the Greek tradition to recast pastoral poetry into a contemporary conversation with his times.
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UGA Department Of Classics, 221 Park Hall
Athens, GA
30602
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
