Please join us for a fascinating lecture on "Mythic and Powerful Women in the Classical World". The presenter is Hamden resident Sarah Ruden. She is a prolific author, classics scholar, and translator who is widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of ancient literature. She became the first woman in 2008 to publish a full English translation of Vergil’s Aeneid.
This event is offered in connection with the performance of Charles Mee's Iphigenia 2.0 by the Hamden High School Mainstage Ensemble from Nov. 12 to Nov. 17. Sarah Ruden will also be available for a Q&A after the last 2 pm performance of Iphigenia 2.0 on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 17 in the Hamden High School Auditorium.
Sarah Ruden is a translator of classical and sacred literature, a poet, and a cultural journalist. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, her M.A. from Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and a Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Harvard University with a concentration on rhetoric and poetics. In her career as a translator spanning both essential Greek and Roman Classics and sacred literature, she has set new standards for accuracy, stylistic integrity, and accessibility. Her work, including cultural and human rights journalism, is deeply concerned with questions of power and truth, in accordance with her Quaker faith. She taught and wrote for around ten years in post-apartheid South Africa. She has won Guggenheim, Whiting, and Silvers grants, and numerous other awards.
This program is funded by the Friends of the Hamden Library. Registration is encouraged. Seating is limited.