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The John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series at the University of New Hampshire is Pleased to Announce its Fall 2009 Lecture: The Trojan War: Myth or History? by Barry Strauss
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Barry Strauss is professor of history and classics at Cornell University. A former director of Cornell's Peace Studies Program, he is currently director as well as a founder of its Program on Freedom and Free Societies. Author of many books and scholarly articles, including The Battle of Salamis, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Washington Post, and The Trojan war: A New History, a main selection of the History Book Club, he has just produced The Spartacus war, which appeared in March, 2009. These books have been translated into six languages. He is Series Editor of the Princeton History of the Ancient World. His newspaper articles have appeared in the L.A. Times, the Washington Post, and Newsday. He has written on the history of warfare for MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, Naval History, and Parameters: U.S. Army War College Quarterly. He has been interviewed for A&E, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the BBC and PBS. His honors include the Heinrich Schliemann Fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the National |
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| Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers, and Cornell's Clark Award for The Rouman Lecture Series has for over a decade brought lectUrers on classical topics to the University of New Hampshire. We hope you will join us as Barry Strauss becomes the latest in that distinguished list of extraordinary speakers. |
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM Richards Auditorium, Murkland Hall The University of New Hampshire Please call 603-862-3522 for further information |
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| Plus, a special musical event the evening before the lecture! UNH faculty composer Lori Dobbins' "The Rage of Achilles," a dramatic composition based on Robert Fagles' translation of Homer's Iliad, will be premiered in the Johnson Theatre at UNH on October 13, 2009 at 8 PM. Performers include UNH's David Ripley, bass baritone, and students from the New England Conservatory under the direction of Boston area conductor Jeffrey Means. The work is about an hour long and consists of the five movements that cover the most dramatic moments of the Iliad. Free Tickets may be obtained by calling calling (603) 862-2404 or email azaricki@unh.edu (Tickets will not be available at the door; after 7:45, patrons without tickets will be seated. To ensure getting a seat, be sure to arrive by 7:45.) Professor Dobbins' work shows the continuing strength of the classics at UNH and in the world at large. The Rouman Lecture Series is thrilled to co-sponsor this classically themed event and hope you will be able to join us on both the 13th and 14th! |
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