Year 12 CLASSICS AND ENGLISH DAY
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD - THURSDAY 2 JUNE 2016
From Rome to Panem: epic, satire and the city
The
Faculty of Classics, together with Oriel College and Regent's Park
College, are proud to offer UK Year 11 and Year 12
students an introduction to studying Classics and English at
university. The day will include a taster seminar, lunch in the main
dining hall, two college tours with current students, and in-depth
information on the Oxford admissions process. The day is entirely
free of charge.
Cities
rise and fall; they are the highest expression of a civilisation’s
cultural achievements and they plumb the depths
of corruption and degradation. Aeneas flees from the burning city of
Troy to fulfil his destiny to found Rome but that can only be achieved
through the deaths of young men and women and the destruction of
individual hopes. Satan builds the city of Pandaemonium
to destroy humanity but gazes with hate-filled longing on the salvation
represented by the heavenly city. Disaffected satirists despise and
exploit the hunger of citizens for bread and circuses from ancient Rome
to the Capitol of Panem. They hate the corruption
they see but know that they are part of it. Beauty and power,
corruption and filth are equally exciting. This taster day will give
you the opportunity to explore literature ancient and modern, familiar
and unfamiliar and decide whether winning the glittering
prize of the city is ever worth the sacrifices required.
Please complete the booking form below by 12pm, 13 May 2016. We are expecting this to be a popular event, so bookings will
be accepted on a first come-first served basis. If you have any questions about the day, please contact Mai Musie at
mai.musie@classics.ox.ac.uk
For booking details please visit the Oriel College website:
http://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/
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