Symposium on Ancient Narrative and its Reception: a Tribute to Prof. Saiichiro Nakatani (1972-2023)

Evelien Bracke and Koen De Temmerman warmly invite you to a symposium on ancient narrative and its reception, organized in tribute to the late Prof. Saiichiro Nakatani (1972-2023).

Speakers have been invited to present a scholarly paper on a topic related to Prof. Nakatani’s work on ancient fiction, its reception, or the reception of Classics in Japan more broadly. This symposium aims to commemorate Prof. Nakatani and celebrate his work and contributions to these fields of study.

 

The symposium will take place on 14th March 2025, from 10am to 4pm CET. The event will take place live at Ghent University, but online attendees are also welcome.

 

To attend the symposium, please register by Friday 14th February 2025 by emailing evelien.bracke@ugent.be. Please mention whether you would like to attend in person or online.

Live participants, please note that refreshments and lunch are included in the event. Online participants will be sent a link after registration.

 

Programme:

10.00-10.10   Welcome by Koen De Temmerman and Evelien Bracke

10.10-10.40   Yasuhiro Katsumata: Reception of the Ancient Greek Novel in Japan: The Work of Prof. Saiichiro Nakatani

 

10.40–11.10   Coffee

 

Panel 1:         Achilles Tatius and reception

11.10-11.40     Ian Repath: Achilles Tatius’ reception of Chariton and Xenophon of Ephesus

11.40–12.10    Olivier Demerre: Inside the Elephant’s Mouth. Rhetorical joy in Charmides’ Descriptions (Achilles Tatius 4.3–5)

12.10–12.40   Nicolò D’Alconzo: ”…εἰς τὸ Βυζάντιον.” Achilles Tatius travels

 

12.40–13.40   Lunch

 

Panel 2:         European and Japanese receptions

13.40–14.10    Stelios Panayotakis: Psyche and her infernal journey in French opera

14.10–14.40    Aline Henninger and Pierre-Alain Caltot: La réécriture de l’histoire de la période néronienne dans Pline et d’autres mangas

 

14.40–15.10   Coffee

 

Panel 3:         Book project: Receptions of Greek and Roman Antiquity in Japan (eds. Luciana Cardi, Tomohiko Kondo and Saiichiro Nakatani†)

15.10–15.40    Tomohiko Kondo: Anatopistic receptions of Greek and Roman antiquity in Japan

 

15.40–16.00    Satoko Tokunaga: Closing remarks