8-10 April 2026: Practicing Genre: Dynamics of Generic Form(ation)s in Greco-Roman Literature
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24. March 2026
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Veranstaltungen
Practicing Genre. Dynamics of Generic Form(ation)s in Greco-Roman Literature
International conference
Bonn, 8–10 April 2026
The international conference Practicing Genre. Dynamics of Generic Form(ation)s in Greco-Roman Literature (8–10 April 2026, University of Bonn, IMPULSE – House for Intellectual Innovation and Creativity) addresses a central methodological problem of classical scholarship: how to conceptualize literary genres in Greco-Roman antiquity. Rather than treating genres as stable, normatively defined categories—as suggested by the later reception of canonical texts such as Aristotle’s Poetics or Horace’s Ars Poetica—the conference adopts a praxeological perspective. From this viewpoint, genres emerge from repeated acts of production, performance, circulation, and interpretation within specific social and institutional contexts.
Venue
University of Bonn, IMPULSE – House for Intellectual Innovation and Creativity
Organisation and Contact
Adrian Weiß (University of Bonn) – adrian.weiss@uni-bonn.de
Daniel Wendt (University of Graz) – daniel.wendt@uni-graz.at
The complete programme and further information can be found at the conference website.
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