The 2015 City Lit Classics Day is entitled “Portraiture and the representation of the body in the Classical World.” Speakers are from the City Lit, University College London and the British Museum. Topics covered include “Appearances of the body in Roman literature”, “Physical representations of heroism and death in the Iliad”, “Greek images of beautification… Read more »
Queen Anne was the last of the Stuarts and suffered much personal tragedy but she ruled over an increasingly prosperous nation that had unprecedented military success in Europe under the Duke of Marlborough. Although Anne reigned for only 12 years they were momentous years in many ways. In politics they saw the Union between England… Read more »
Both a product and promoter of the Enlightenment, founded in 1753 the British Museum is the oldest museum of its kind in the World. The course will include a visit to the British Museum. Using images from the British Museum including works that will be looked at directly in the last part of the day… Read more »