"My Ink is Made of White Snow"
Thursday February 25, 2016  7pm - 9pm (2 Hours)
Lecture / Seminar

 gillian.poulter@acadiau.ca
 (902) 585 1289

Event in Room: 236

The Department of History & Classics presents a talk by Dr. Peter O'Brien, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Dalhousie University:

'My ink is made of white snow; Communication and Emotional Reciprocity in Le Brun's Nova Gallia.'

This talk examines the Franciad of the French Jesuit, Laurent Le Brun (1608-1663). This little-known (and never translated) piece of 17th century Neo-Latin Canadiana embodies an early modern attempt to envision First Nations' life in New France through the lens of Graeco-Roman poetry. The talk shows Le Brun's poetic virtuosity serves his order's Christian humanist approach to missionary work and imperialist enterprise.

All Welcome
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: Free
Beveridge Arts Centre
Poster
Acadia University
22 Highland Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia


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