The Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a colloquium titled “Resemblance and Reality in Greek Thought” to celebrate the teaching and scholarship of Associate Professor Emeritus Peter M. Smith, and the publication of the volume dedicated to him. The colloquium will be held in Murphey Hall room 104, on Saturday, May 28.
If you are interested in reading more about the publication, it can be found here.
From the editor, Arum Park:
“As has long been acknowledged, literature–or any art form–is a resemblance or representation of reality or of some conception of reality in the artist’s mind. Philosophers such as Plato recognized this distinction between reality and resemblance, but this recognition appears in many genres of Greek literature outside the realm of philosophy. This colloquium explores the themes of resemblance and reality in Greek thought, as reflected in genres such as philosophy, epic, lyric, Hellenistic poetry, historiography, and Greek tragedy.
What these papers also share is the influence of Peter M. Smith, whose kindness and intellectual mentorship we celebrate with this colloquium.”
Further details about the colloquium can be found here.