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The Eidolon as Escape: Helen of Troy and the Poetic Imagination

5:00pm - 6:30pm / Tuesday 3rd October 2017 / Venue: Walbank Lecture Theatre Abercromby SQ (south)
Type: Seminar / Category: Department / Series: Classics and Ancient History Seminar Series
  • Suitable for: Anybody interested in the topic, including university staff and students and members of the public.
  • Admission: This event is free and open to all. No registration neccessary, for further information please contact Georgia Petridou: petridou@liverpool.ac.uk
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Dr Sandeep Parmar, University of Liverpool.
Sandeep Parmar will discuss the influence of classical sources on her prize-winning poetry collection, Eidolon. She will read from the book and offer a few thoughts on the abiding myth of Helen of Troy.