"There and Back Again: The Story World of Greek Myth," The 2015 Piediscalzi Lecture

The 2015 Piediscalzi Lecture will be held at Wright State University on April 16, 2015. The lecture, entitled “There and Back Again: The Story World of Greek Myth,” will be delivered by Dr. Sarah Iles Johnston, Arts & Humanities Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of Classics, The Ohio State University. Professor Johnston will discuss how ancient myths collectively build a 'story-world' much like those we see today in television shows, movies and fiction. To do this, she uses a theory pioneered by J. R.R. Tolkien, as well as the work of recent media scholars. Professor Johnston is an expert on ancient Greek religion and myth who is now completing a book on ancient Greek myths and what made them so narratively appealing.