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Open Lecture: Cavafy and Emotions
Title:
Open Lecture: Cavafy and Emotions
When:
18.09.2014 19.00 h
Where:
The Ithacan Philanthropic Society - Melbourne
Category:
Education

Description

Presenter: Dr. Anthony Dracopoulos
Entry: Free

Synopsis

It is commonplace that art and literature express feelings and emotions and at the same time influence emotively their audience.

The lonely tear of a sensitive movie viewer or the spontaneous outburst of laughter of the audience of a play are not rare phenomena.

But, how do literature and art evoke emotions? What is happening to the audience during the process of emotive response? What type of emotions are they? Are they real or imaginary?

The presentation will attempt to shed light on these questions, using as a frame of reference Cavafy’s poetry. It will explore a variety of emotive responses to Cavafy’s poetry, with particular emphasis to the affective engagement made possible by the different levels of identification with the poet’s characters.


Bio

Dr. Anthony Dracopoulos is Chair of the department of Modern Greek at the University of Sydney, where he teaches Modern Greek and Comparative Literature.

He has published extensively on Greek Modernism, George Seferis and C.P. Cavafy. He is the author of G. Seferis and Criticism: The Reception of Seferis’ Work (1931-1971), Athens: Plethron, 2002 and C. P. Cavafy: The Open Work, Athens: Topos, 2013.


Sponsors

We would like to thank Southern Cross Chauffeur Drive for sponsoring tonight’s lecture. Such initiatives assist us in providing these lectures free to the public. If you would like to participate as a sponsor from as little as $100 please send us an email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Venue

Venue:
The Ithacan Philanthropic Society   -   Website
Street:
Level 2, 329 Elizabeth Street
Postcode:
3000
Suburb:
Melbourne
State:
VIC
Country:
Country: au

In October 1916, the Ithacan migrants of Melbourne established the ITHACAN PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY "The Ulysses", with an inaugural membership of some 153 members. This was in response to pleas for aid from their loved ones in Ithaca who were suffering deprivation during the First World War.

Over the years, however, the Society has been much more than just a philanthropic institution. It has been a constant in the lives of the early Ithacan migrants replacing the homeland which they had left.

The Society takes an active role in the cultural, social, educational and quality of life interests of the Ithacan Community. The Society, as part of its philanthropic role, also makes many monetary contributions to worthy causes, including those outside the immediate Ithacan community. The Society celebrated its 90th Anniversary in 2006.