Ekphrasis and Greek Literature: From the Second Century CE to the Byzantine Era, Durham University, July 5–6, 2018
The Greek word ekphrasis, which is attested quite late and starts appearing frequently only from the third century CE, is explained by the Greek sophist Aelius Theon (c. 1st century CE) as a piece showing in detail and "bringing what is portrayed clearly before the sight".
The conference aims to bring together and build up a network of scholars with a prominent interest in Greek ekphrasis and visual culture from the 2nd c. CE to the Byzantine Era, in order to focus on ekphrastic literary texts from this period, to be explored in any possible ways.