BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.94.116.123//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7946@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T141929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Columbia U CONTACT:https://maisonfrancaise.org/naturally-universal-how-aristotle-expla ins-the-success-of-medieval-french-song DESCRIPTION:Poets and singers in a number of medieval vernacular languages reached non-native audiences and inspired speakers of other languages to c ompose in theirs\; and many imagined their compositions enjoying a univers ality similar to that of cosmopolitan languages like Latin and Arabic. An interesting rationalization of these aspirations can be discerned in a sho rt verse narrative of a well-known episode in the youth of Alexander the G reat\, conqueror of India\, together with his tutor\, the philosopher Aris totle. Not only does it involve Greeks and Indians singing French songs an d cosplaying French lovers\, but the philosopher is induced to pretend to be a horse and then justifies his behavior as “natural\,” with far-reachin g implications which this talk will explore.\nSarah Kay is Professor Emeri ta in the Department of French Literature\, Thought and Culture at New Yor k University and Life Fellow at Girton College\, University of Cambridge. In Spring 2023\, she is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Columbia Soc iety of Senior Scholars.\nThis talk is presented by the Columbia Maison Fr ançaise\, Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities\, The So ciety of Senior Scholars\, the Department of Music\, and Medieval and Rena issance Studies. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/naturally-univers al-a-lecture-by-sarah-kay-tickets-516765338037. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T193000 GEO:+40.807717;-73.961428 LOCATION:Maison Française East Gallery @ Buell Hall\, 515 W 116th St\, New York\, NY 10027\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Naturally Universal: How Aristotle Explains the Success of Medieval French Song. Sarah Kay URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/naturally-universal-how- aristotle-explains-the-success-of-medieval-french-song-sarah-kay/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nPoe ts and singers in a number of medieval vernacular languages reached non-na tive audiences and inspired speakers of other languages to compose in thei rs\; and many imagined their compositions enjoying a universality similar to that of cosmopolitan languages like Latin and Arabic. An interesting ra tionalization of these aspirations can be discerned in a short verse narra tive of a well-known episode in the youth of Alexander the Great\, conquer or of India\, together with his tutor\, the philosopher Aristotle. Not onl y does it involve Greeks and Indians singing French songs and cosplaying F rench lovers\, but the philosopher is induced to pretend to be a horse and then justifies his behavior as “natural\,” with far-reaching implications which this talk will explore.
\nSarah Kay is Professor Emerita in the Department of French Literature\, Thought an d Culture at New York University and Life Fellow at Girton College\, Unive rsity of Cambridge. In Spring 2023\, she is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Columbia Society of Senior Scholars.
\nThis talk is presented by the Columbia Maison Française\, Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the H umanities\, The Society of Senior Scholars\, the Department of Music\, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/ e/naturally-universal-a-lecture-by-sarah-kay-tickets-516765338037.
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