#JLF 2014: Confronting the Classics
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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
Mary Beard, Vidya Dehejia and Naman Ahuja moderated by Alex Watson In both India and Europe, classical civilisations from over two thousand years ago have formed a template for literature and thought ever since. But what is the relevance of the classics today? Mary Beard and Byzantinist Robin Cormack compare classical legacies of the East and the West with Vidya Dehejia and Naman Ahuja.
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