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“Lost Greek Tragedies, Papyrus Fragments, and Excavations in an Egyptian Necropolis.”

Brian Gordon — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:16:21 +0000

“Lost Greek Tragedies, Papyrus Fragments, and Excavations in an Egyptian Necropolis.” Brian Gordon Mon, 04/14/2025 - 11:16

A talk by CU Classics Professors Yvona Trinka-Amrhein and John Gibert, presented by the ��ý�Ļ��Ʒ Retired Faculty Association

Wednesday, April 16, 3:30 - 5:00 pm | UMC 415/417 and virtually (register for link)

This remarkable story started with the excavation by the Egyptian archaeologist Basem Gehad of a grave in the ancient Egyptian city Philadelphia resulting in the discovery of one of the most significant pieces of lost Greek literature in the last 60 years. Basem Gehad found three papyri fragments and asked CU professor Yvona Trnka-Amrhein if she could translate them. Upon deciphering the fragments, she realized that they contained portions of lost plays by Euripides and turned to her colleague John Gibert, for help in the interpretation of the texts. One of the plays involves Minos, the King of Crete, and his lost son, Glaucus, who had drowned in a vat of honey.

Come and learn more!

Wednesday, April 16, 3:30 - 5:00 pm | UMC 415/417 & virtually

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Colorado Matters: Digging into the Greek life — CU scholars interpret rare Euripidean find

Brian Gordon — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:23:20 +0000

Colorado Matters: Digging into the Greek life — CU scholars interpret rare Euripidean find Brian Gordon Thu, 09/12/2024 - 13:23

University of Colorado Boulder scholars Yvona Trnka-Amrhein and John Gibert have deciphered and interpreted a papyrus they believe contains fragments of writings from the Greek tragedian Euripides.

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Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas

Brian Gordon — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:46:00 +0000

Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas Brian Gordon Wed, 09/11/2024 - 13:46

Brown University Professor Johanna Hanink discuses the papyrus with John and Yvona on her podcast Λέσχη

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2024 Fountain Symposium

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:09:46 +0000

2024 Fountain Symposium Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 14:09

Ninth Annual Celia M. Fountain Symposium

Greek Myths from Egyptian Sands: Discovering the New Euripides

Saturday, September 14, 2024
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MDT (GMT/UTC-6)
Cofrin Auditorium (Atlas 100, CU Boulder) and via live-stream

A link to the video recording of the Symposium is available here

A complete program is available here: Fountain Symposium - 2024 Program

In November of 2022, a team of archaeologists led by Basem Gehad of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities recovered several papyri from a simple grave in the cemetery of Philadelphia in the Fayoum. The best preserved includes nearly 100 lines from two otherwise lost plays by the Athenian playwright Euripides - the most significant discovery of new tragedy in nearly 60 years. CƯ's Yvona Trnka-Amrhein, the team's papyrological expert, invited her colleague John Gibert, a specialist in Greek drama, to join her and Dr. Gehad in preparing the first edition of the text: here, for the first time in nearly 2,000 years readers will encounter gripping scenes from two plays based on little-known but intriguing incidents from the mythical careers of Dionysus' aunt Ino/Leucothea, the Cretan king Minos, and the seer Polyidus. The Ninth Annual Celia M. Fountain Symposium will introduce the discovery and explore its contexts in archaeology, literature, mythology, and vase painting.

The papyrus was officially published on August 27, 2024, in the Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (vol. 230, pp. 1–40). It will take a while for it to reach libraries, but you may view the table of contents here.
Rob Cioffi discusses the papyrus in the London Review of Books here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n18/robert-cioffi/euripides-unbound
Colorado Public Radio’s Anthony Cotton (“Colorado Matters”) discusses the papyrus and the upcoming Symposium with Yvona and John here: https://www.cpr.org/show-segment/digging-into-the-greek-life-cu-scholars-interpret-rare-euripidian-find/
Brown University Professor Johanna Hanink discuses the papyrus with John and Yvona on her podcast Λέσχη here: https://leschepodcast.buzzsprout.com/
In June, 2024, Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies hosted a two-day conference devoted to further exploration of the newly discovered text by specialists. The proceedings will eventually be published in an online, open-access book, but in the meantime, there is information about the conference here and here, including a repertory of conjectures and several pre-prints (or choose Preprints from the Publications pull-down menu on the main page).
This discovery was recently featured in CU's Arts & Sciences Magazine: Uncovered Euripides fragments are ‘kind of a big deal’
On September 4, 2024, the Times Literary Supplement (London) published “Greek tragedies from an Egyptian tomb: Discovering a new Euripides papyrus,” by Bill Allan.

The Fountain Symposium is sponsored by the generous support of Celia M. Fountain, the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, and the Classics Department.
It is free and open to the public

classics@colorado.edu | www.colorado.edu/classics | 303-492-6257

Ninth Annual Celia M. Fountain Symposium: "Greek Myths from Egyptian Sands: Discovering the New Euripides"

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A&S Magazine: Uncovered Euripides fragments are ‘kind of a big deal’

Brian Gordon — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:51:49 +0000

A&S Magazine: Uncovered Euripides fragments are ‘kind of a big deal’ Brian Gordon Thu, 08/01/2024 - 13:51

��ý�Ļ��Ʒ Classics scholars identify previously unknown fragments of two lost tragedies by Greek tragedian Euripides

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Congratulations to John Gibert!

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:09:46 +0000

Congratulations to John Gibert! Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/19/2020 - 14:09

The Department of Classics congratulates John Gibert on his promotion to Full Professor!

John Gibert (BA Yale, PhD Harvard) is interested in archaic and classical Greek poetry, especially Homer and drama, and in particular the tragic playwright Euripides. His edition of Euripides’ Ion with introduction, Greek text, and commentary appeared last year in the series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics, popularly known as the “green and yellow.” He is the author of Change of Mind in Greek Tragedy and co-author, with Christopher Collard and Martin Cropp, of Euripides: Selected Fragmentary Plays II, as well as numerous articles, chapters, and reviews on Greek literature and culture, which remain the focus of his current work. At CU, he has supervised Honors theses, MA theses, and five PhD dissertations, and he has taught classes on over 30 different topics, including Greek and Latin at all levels and lecture courses on Greek Mythology, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece, and Greek and Roman Epic, Tragedy, and Comedy. He has served the Classics Department as Chair, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He enjoys participating in theatrical productions, most recently as dramaturge for the CU Theatre & Dance Department’s production of Euripides’ Hecuba in 2018. His daughter Sophie Gibert created the illustration accompanying this story.

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McClanahan Lecture: Euripides' Hecuba

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0000

McClanahan Lecture: Euripides' Hecuba Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/24/2018 - 00:00

“CU’s upcoming production of Euripides’ Hecuba”

presented by Professor John Gibert

“CU Presents/Casey Cass”

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
7:00 PM in HUMN 250

After the fall of Troy, Queen Hecuba suffers the sacrifice of one of her remaining children to appease the ghost of Achilles and the brutal murder of another by a former friend from Thrace. With scenes of deep pathos and dazzling rhetoric, Euripides’ tragedy shows us Hecuba’s unbearable pain and her pursuit of horrific revenge. From November 2 through November 11, the University Theatre will stage the play in a new, specially commissioned translation by Diane Rayor, directed by Tamara Meneghini, with masks created by Jonathan Becker, original music composed and performed by Jesse Manno, and a host of other creative contributions from guest artists and faculty. Prof. Gibert, the dramaturg for the production, will introduce the play and its contexts in myth and history, and set the stage for the upcoming production with select scenes performed by student actors.

Sponsored by Mary E.V. McClanahan and the Department of Classics
1610 Pleasant St. Eaton Humanities 303-492-6257
Parking available just north of the Eaton Humanities building

See the full Hecuba poster

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“Lost Greek Tragedies, Papyrus Fragments, and Excavations in an Egyptian Necropolis.”

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Congratulations to John Gibert!

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McClanahan Lecture: Euripides' Hecuba

presented by Professor John Gibert

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 7:00 PM in HUMN 250

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
7:00 PM in HUMN 250