Knowledge about Ovid Crucial for Understanding Modern European Culture

Numerous Events Scheduled at Freie Universität Berlin during the 2017 Ovid Year. ' 040/2017 from Mar 02, 2017 Numerous events have been scheduled to take place at Freie Universität Berlin to mark the 2000th anniversary of the death of the Roman poet Ovid. Latin classics scholar Melanie Möller from Freie Universität has put together a varied program of panel discussions, readings by prominent actors, dramatic performances, and a couple of lecture series. "Ovid was far ahead of his time, and he has significantly shaped our ideas about art and literature, especially the autonomy of aesthetics," says Melanie Möller. That is why she says that anyone who wants to understand modern European culture must take Ovid into consideration. The events will take place at Freie Universität and other locations in Berlin. They are public, and except for the Theater Anu, they are free of charge. Overview of the Events: - . Ovid and "European Phantasy" During a panel discussion on March 3, 2017, researchers from Germany and other countries will discuss the role of Ovid's works in European intellectual history. The panelists will be: Hartmut Böhme, a professor of literature and cultural studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; the writer Durs Grünbein; William Fitzgerald, a classics studies scholar at King's College London; Valeska von Rosen, a historian at Ruhr-Universität Bochum; and Jürgen Paul Schwindt, a classics studies scholar at the University of Heidelberg. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Heike Schmoll ( Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ). Deconstructing Gender?