| Book at Lunchtime: Sophocles – Antigone and other tragedies |
TORCH Book at Lunchtime event on Sophocles: Antigone and other tragedies by Professor Oliver Taplin. With panellists Professor Karen Leeder and Dr Lucy Jackson. |
Oliver Taplin, Karen Leeder, Lucy Jackson, Wes Williams |
1 March, 2021 |
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| Sicily and Ancient Greek Theatre |
A podcast episode with Oliver Taplin and Giovanna Di Martino |
Oliver Taplin, Giovanna Di Martino |
9 December, 2020 |
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| Live Event: Tragedy and Plague - In Conversation with Professor Oliver Taplin and Fiona Shaw CBE |
TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events! Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Drama Week |
Oliver Taplin, Fiona Shaw |
4 November, 2020 |
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| Epic Performances from the Middle Ages into the Twenty-First Century |
A discussion about the book Epic Performances from the Middle Ages into the Twenty-First Century. Part of 'A Book at Lunchtime' series |
Oliver Taplin, Wes Williams, Olga Taxidou, Sarah Whatley, Claire Kenward, Fiona Macintosh, Justine McConnell |
6 March, 2019 |
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| Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life |
Jonathan Bate, Anne Farrar Donovan, Seamus Perry and Oliver Taplin discuss life-writing, poetry and the poet |
Jonathan Bate, Seamus Perry, Oliver Taplin, Anne Farrar Donovan |
20 October, 2015 |
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| Who Translates and for Whom? |
Fourth part of the What is Translation Podcast series. In this part, the question of who is best placed to translate classic texts; academics, poets, dramatists and who is best placed to receive the translation, students, scholars or the general public. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 July, 2010 |
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| Can Poetry be Translated? |
Third part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether poetry be translated. Is there something within the original that is lost in the translation? |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 July, 2010 |
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| Is there ever a Faithful Translation? |
Second part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether there can be a faithful translation; does the act of translating a text change the meaning of the original is discussed. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 July, 2010 |
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| Is there a Core to Translation? |
First part of the What is Translation podcast series looking at translation of classical texts. In this part, the question of whether there is a core to translation; is there a central guiding idea to translation is discussed. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 July, 2010 |
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| Is Tragedy still Alive? |
Discussion on whether tragedy still exists in modern culture, whether in films, modern theatre or and other creative arts. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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| Does Tragedy Teach? |
Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach? |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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| What does Tragedy do for People? |
A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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| Defining Tragedy |
First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
1 March, 2010 |
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| Oliver Taplin on Classics |
Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research. |
Oliver Taplin, Oliver Lewis |
22 April, 2009 |
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| Oliver Taplin on Classics |
Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research. |
Oliver Taplin, Oliver Lewis |
12 September, 2008 |
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