Tag Archives: Orpheus

Myth Reading Group 21 October: Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus

Posted on 20 October 2020 by ὑποκείμενον

The first meeting of the Myth Reading Group for the Autumn term is on Wednesday 21 October, 5:30-6:30 pm (UK time) via Zoom (Link can be found in the comments). Our topic is “Food” and we will be looking at … Continue reading →

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Intertextual references and myths in The Handmaid’s Tale

Posted on 26 January 2020 by ὑποκείμενον

Carla Scarano D’Antonio (University of Reading) Intertextual references and myths in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Myth Reading Group Wednesday 29 January 2020 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.2.07 The session will analyse the myths and fairy tales present … Continue reading →

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Katabasis conference – Registration open

Posted on 4 April 2019 by ὑποκείμενον

The Descent of the Soul: Katabasis and Depth Psychology Freud Museum, 20 Maresfield Gardens, London NW3 5SX Friday 5 to Saturday 6 July 2019 Registration is now open for a conference in London: ‘The Descent of the Soul: Katabasis and … Continue reading →

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Thursday 2 May: Orpheus returns

Posted on 29 April 2013 by ὑποκείμενον

Myth Reading Group Thursday 2 May 2013 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5A.118 The text: Rilke, The Sonnets to Orpheus (sonnets 1, 26, 13 & 29, trans. David Cook) [link expired] And click this link for some information on The … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 15 May: Denise Levertov’s Orpheus

Posted on 10 May 2012 by ὑποκείμενον

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 15 May 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5A.330 The text: A Tree Telling of Orpheus

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Tuesday 1 May: Orpheus (pt 1)

Posted on 26 April 2012 by ὑποκείμενον

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 1 May 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5A.330 (Note the room number: as autumn term, not spring term) The text: The Death of Orpheus (Ovid, Metamorphoses, trans. Mary Innes, 1955) [link expired]

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Tuesday 17 January: Persephone – Extraordinary Renditions: To Hell and Back

Posted on 12 January 2012 by ὑποκείμενον

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 17 January 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5B.330 — NOTE CHANGE OF ROOM We have three principal texts for this week… 01 Introduction by Leon Burnett (to be read first) 02 Mandel’shtam’s Persephone Poems (‘I … Continue reading →

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