AMU Professor Dr. Daniel Nodes will deliver a public lecture\n \nAMU Professor Dr. Daniel Nodes of the deaprtment of Classics and Early Christian Literature will deliver a public lecture Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4:30 p.m. in the audtitorium of the AMU academic building.\nDr. Nodes will look at the writings of Roman author Lucius Seneca to examine the question of what scholars need to make original contributions to their fields. The full description:\nWhat do scholars need to make original contributions to their fields?  How do they get what they need?  The Roman author Lucius Seneca answered those questions through a playful reflection on the need for both physical and mental exercise.  Seneca's sedan chair, or lectica, then becomes the setting for his serious reflection on the essential relationship between reading and writing.  Dr. Nodes explains Seneca's credo and illustrates it with selections from classical and medieval literature.  The aim is to show how and why scholars appropriate source material to create authentically new works.\nThe lecture is open to all and there is no charge. a PDF of the event flyer can be downloaded here (images/stories/nodes_lecture_seneca_2012.pdf).\n