CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND
February 2015
following day, Dr Thérèse Cullen led a tour of many of the Christian sites of the County Down, taking in Strangford Lough, Down’s famous drumlins, and lunch at Ballyduggan Mill. CAI and QUB would like to thank those in attendance and in return I am sure all involved would extend their thanks to the speakers, QUB staff, Dr Thérèse Cullen and especially Dr John Curran for being the manager, organiser and point man in the run up to and during a weekend enjoyed by all. Dr Peter T. Crawford, QUB As the culmination of the CAI Summer School 2014, the Classical Association of Northern Ireland was formally re-launched. Its aim is to provide the Classics and schools communities with stimulating and up-todate knowledge on the ancient world.
The Summer School Sunday outing. Above: Inch Abbey; Below: Sheltering from a rain shower
A programme of events is being put together and a website is under construction. The success of the Summer School in Belfast was a powerful affirmation of the enthusiasm and generosity of Classics scholars on both islands (and beyond) and the Classical Association of Northern Ireland looks forward to fulfilling its missio!
CAI Summer School 2015
Right: Downpatrick Cathedral; Below: Ballyduggan Mill (Photos: Joan Wright)
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This year’s Summer School will be held in Maynooth and is dedicated to ancient drama. The keynote speaker will be Fiona Macintosh, who will deliver the opening lecture on 14 August at 8.00pm, as well as the first morning lecture on Saturday. Fiona is Professor of Classical Reception and Fellow of St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford. Her publications include: Dying Acts: Death in Ancient Greek and Modern Irish Tragic Drama (Cork, 1994; New York, 1995), Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre, 1660-1914 (Oxford University Press, 2005, coauthored with Edith Hall), Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus (Cambridge University Press, 2009). Other speakers include Michael Lloyd, Eoghan Moloney and Hugh Denard. Prof. Michael Lloyd (UCD) has written extensively on Euripides and Greek drama in general. He is also interested in Irish adaptations of Greek tragedy. On this occasion he will talk about ‘Characterization in Sophocles’. Sophocles has