Povest′ vremennykh let Preconference
Organized by David J. Birnbaum (University of Pittsburgh) and Alan Timberlake (Columbia University). Sponsored by the Harriman Institute of Columbia University, in collaboration with the Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference.
Program
Sessions 1–3 will meet in the International Affairs Building, Room 1219 (Harriman Institute, Columbia University). Entrance on West 118th Street, east of Amsterdam Ave. The Roundtable will meet in Barnard Hall, Barnard College, 117th Street and Broadway.
Session 1: Friday, 2007-03-30, 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
- Chair: Alan Timberlake, Columbia University
- Alan Timberlake, Columbia University, Opening Remarks
- David J. Birnbaum, University of Pittsburgh, “The e-PVL: An Electronic Edition of the Rus′ Primary Chronicle” [abstract]
- Donald Ostrowski, Harvard University, “The Nachal′nyi Svod and the Povest′ vremennykh let” [abstract]
Session 2: Friday, 2007-03-30, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
- Chair: David J. Birnbaum, University of Pittsburgh
- Francis Butler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “Western Parallels to the Legend of Ol′ga’s baptism in the Povest′ vremennykh let”[abstract]
- Renee Perelmutter, University of California, Berkeley, “Establishing Narrative Point of View in ‘The Blinding of Vasilko’” [abstract]
- Susana Torres Prieto-Hay, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and St. Louis University, Madrid Campus, “Princely Heroes or Heroic Princes: Uses of Heroic Literature in the Povest′ vremennykh let” [abstract | PowerPoint]
Session 3: Friday, 2007-03-30, 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
- Chair: Valentina Izmirlieva, Columbia University
- Inés García de la Puente, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, “Ol′ga’s Revenges and Indo-European Types of Punishment” [abstract | PowerPoint]
- Boris Maslov, University of California, Berkeley, “Greek Semantic Loans in the Domain of ethos/nomos in the Povest′ vremennykh let” [abstract]
- Alan Timberlake, Columbia University, “Orality in the Povest′ vremennykh let” [abstract]
Roundtable: Saturday, 2007-03-31, 9:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m.
- David J. Birnbaum, University of Pittsburgh
- Francis Butler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Inés García de la Puente, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Boris Maslov, University of California, Berkeley
- Donald Ostrowski, Harvard University
- Renee Perelmutter, University of California, Berkeley
- Alan Timberlake, Columbia University
- Susana Torres Prieto-Hay, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and St. Louis University, Madrid Campus