The Roman de Troie: Its Traditions and Afterlives

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Tamara F. O'Callaghan

Organizer Affiliation

Northern Kentucky Univ.

Presider Name

Eve Salisbury

Presider Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Paper Title 1

Ekphrasis and Emotion in the Tombs of the Roman de Troie

Presenter 1 Name

Mary Maschio

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Toronto

Paper Title 2

Representing Amazons in the Roman de Troie

Presenter 2 Name

Suzanne Hagedorn

Presenter 2 Affiliation

College of William & Mary

Paper Title 3

Briseida and Her Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Presenter 3 Name

Tamara F. O'Callaghan

Paper Title 4

Respondent

Presenter 4 Name

Douglas Kelly

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Start Date

12-5-2019 8:30 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1220

Description

This session focuses on Benoît de Sainte-Maure’s Roman de Troie. This twelfth-century poem not only fully developed the Troy story for the Middle Ages; it also influenced retellings of the story, directly or indirectly, throughout medieval and Renaissance Europe. In recognition of Glyn Burgess and Douglas Kelly’s 2017 modern English translation of the Roman de Troie (Boydell & Brewer), this session is intended to renew and invigorate the study of the poem. Tamara O'Callaghan