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Donald Russell Memorial Lecture 2026

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Date & Time

Thu, 22 Oct 2026

17:00 - 19:00

Venue

Garden Quad Auditorium, St John's College

St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP

Price

This lecture is free to attend but registration is essential.

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About this event

Professor Anne Sheppard delivers the Donald Russell Memorial Lecture on rhetoric used by Platonist philosophers in Late Antiquity.

Why you should come

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• Learn about Proclus' rhetorical styles from Professor Sheppard

• Discover how rhetoric influenced Synesius' hymns and dialogues

Event Highlights

  • •Focus on rhetoric in late antiquity by a leading scholar
  • •Exploration of Platonist philosophers' literary techniques
  • •Free attendance with essential registration

Speaker

Professor Anne Sheppard

Professor Emerita of Ancient Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London

Programme

17:00-19:00

Donald Russell Memorial Lecture by Professor Anne Sheppard

What to bring / Requirements

  • •Registration is essential

Organized by: St John's College, Oxford

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