Julian Weiss, King's College London: "In the Tracks of Josephus: Reading Jewish History and Belief in the Early Modern Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds, 1492–1687"
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The Houghton Library-Medieval Studies Lecture in Early Book History is
co-sponsored by the Houghton Library and the Committee on Medieval Studies.
In the Tracks of Josephus: Reading Jewish History and Belief in the Early Modern Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds, 1492-1687 Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:30 – 7pm |
Julian Weiss The early modern reception of the writings of Flavius Josephus (37-100 CE) opens up multiple perspectives on Christian-Jewish relations in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking worlds. Using Harvard's collection of Spanish translations of Josephus produced between 1492 and 1687, this lecture explores the ways in which books and readers defined and transgressed the boundaries between Jews and Christians in the early modern period. Coffee and tea will be served before the lecture.
He'll also be leading two workshops at the Houghton that Thursday (23 March, 10 am and 2 pm) on "Creating Vernacular 'Literature' in Renaissance Spain and Portugal", which will allow participants to get up close and personal with a number of Houghton's Iberian manuscripts and early books. Information can be found at our website here. |