BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Inaugural lecture prof.dr. R.J. Allan METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260522T154500 DTEND:20260522T171500 DTSTAMP:20260522T154500 UID:inaugural-lecture-prof-dr-r-j-@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260827T005859 LOCATION:Main building VU, 1105, Aula, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:Inaugural lecture prof.dr. R.J. Allan X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The title of the ina ugural lecture follows

Immersed in the world of Homer

Why does a story or a film make you feel as if you are in another world? Why do you, as a reader or viewer, empathize with the charact ers? Professor of Ancient Greek Language and Literature Rutger Allan will discuss in his lecture the various narrative techniques used to transport the reader into the world of the story.

Allan will il lustrate a number of these techniques using examples (translated into Dutch) from the Greek epic the Iliad by Homer (8th century BC). This influential epic leaves no stone unturned to immerse us, as readers or listeners, in the world of the story.

DESCRIPTION: The title of the inaugural lecture follows

Immersed i n the world of Homer

Why does a story or a film make you feel as if you are in another world? Why do you, as a reader or viewer, empat hize with the characters? Professor of Ancient Greek Language and Lit erature Rutger Allan will discuss in his lecture the various narrativ e techniques used to transport the reader into the world of the story .Allan will illustrate a number of these techniques using examples (t ranslated into Dutch) from the Greek epic the Iliad by Homer (8th cen tury BC). This influential epic leaves no stone unturned to immerse u s, as readers or listeners, in the world of the story. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR