Department Colloquium: Karen ní Mheallaigh (Department of Classics at Johns Hopkins University) "The ancient glass imaginary"

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 4:30pm

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Speaker: Karen ní Mheallaigh, Professor of Classics, Johns Hopkins University

Title: "The ancient glass imaginary"

Abstract: In this paper I explore the semiotics of glass in a range of literary sources from the Imperial period. These texts present glass as a marvellous protean substance and an artisanal wonder that can embody the qualities of its owner and provoke reflections on the magic of literature itself.

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