Jangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads

Jangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads

Translated by Saglar Bougdaeva (University of California Press, 2023). “This is the first English translation of Jangar, the heroic epic of the Kalmyk nomads, who are the Western Mongols of Genghis Khan’s medieval empire in Europe. Today, Kalmykia is situated in...
New Film Adaptation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses

New Film Adaptation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Anime galleggianti (Wandering Souls) reinterprets the stories of the most intriguing characters of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, including Persephone, Arachne, Callisto, Europa, Daphne and Orpheus. The transformations of forms into new bodies are narrated by the Parca who...
Multimedia Collection of Philippines Epics and Ballads

Multimedia Collection of Philippines Epics and Ballads

After four years of silence, this Epics and Ballads Collection that has been built up in collaboration with several National Cultural Communities of the Philippines and in their home land has been upgraded, emulated in 2023-2024. It has been enriched with many videos...
Camões: No poet is an island

Camões: No poet is an island

The Legacy of Luís de Camões: Portugal’s Greatest Poet. The Hispanic Museum & Library A symposium taking place on October 1st that aims to show that this famous poet — a symbol of a changing world – spoke to all eras and that his words deserve global recognition....