Two Perspectives on Gorgias’s Encomium of Helen
June 11 @ 19:00 – 21:00
Two Perspectives on Gorgias’s Encomium of Helen
Introduction by Dr. Jonathan Tomlinson (Canadian Institute in Greece)
Prof. François Renaud (Université de Moncton, Canada): A Mimetic and Cognitive Approach
Dr. Lassi Jakola (Finnish Institute at Athens): Epistemological Aspects
Discussion
Gorgias of Leontini (c. 485–c. 380 BCE), orator, thinker and ambassador, was one of the greatest representatives of the 5th century sophistic movement. Two of his speeches – the Encomium of Helen and the Defence of Palamedes – have been preserved in their entirety. In these speeches, Gorgias formulated the beginnings of a poetics and a theory of language. F. Renaud and L. Jakola propose to clarify key difficulties in the Encomium of Helen and to present, in dialogue, new interpretations of this writing.
Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9A2_2jC5-A
