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01/21 Karen Ní Mheallaigh (Johns Hopkins): “The ancient glass imaginary”

Thursday, January 21, 2021

4:30 pm

Colloquium, Department of Classical Studies

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 4:30pm

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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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