Chris and I returned last Sunday from the Lucan – Claudian conference held outside Geneva at the Fondation Hardt. I had a great time expanding my knowledge of both poets and meeting colleagues from a variety of institutions and backgrounds. I learned from Professor Jean-Louis Charlet and others various ways in which Claudian was far more than a porte-parole for Stilicho.
Our presentations on Tesserae were something of a novelty for this group, but the idea of using computing to trace intertextuality seemed to go over well. One distinguished Italian scholar of Lucan encouraged us with the exhortation vivant Tesserae! and an American scholar generously asked how he and others could help. We also had a productive meeting with our hosts Damien Nelis, Valery Berlincourt, and Lavinia Galli – Milic about further collaboration. They were terrifically gracious to everyone. We’re hope to see them again before long and continue our discussions.
Chris, Damien Nelis, Neil, Valery Berlincourt, and Yannick Zannetti in front at the Fondation Hardt