At the Sources of European Culture: Greco-Roman Antiquity | No.3

The Sorbonne Summer University offers 15 cycles - 13 in French and 2 in English - taught by academics from the Sorbonne University.

To reflect on the foundations of European civilization, Cycle 1 offers an introduction to philosophy in Greece and Rome as well as a study of its relations with politics. This cycle invites a reflection on the art in Antiquity and its influence on the power of the speech and introduces to the rhetoric.

Telling the Past in Ancient Greece: Epic and History
Sébastien Morlet, Greek, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
Living Happily: An Introduction to Roman Stoicism
Juliette Dross, Latin language and literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
Reflection on art in Antiquity and its influence until today
Juliette Dross, Latin language and literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
The power of speech: Greco-Roman rhetoric and its contemporary extensions
Sébastien Morlet, Greek, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
Chuckle with the Greeks
Yann Migoubert, Greek, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University

Course leader

Sorbonne Summer University Email Address: lettres-ftlv-universite-ete@sorbonne-universite.fr

Target group

Students, tourists, or curious Parisians ! (A good level of French is required: B1)

Course aim

Discover the ongoing debates in various scientific fields, while delving deep into the French civilisation and being taught by professors from the renowned Sorbonne Université.