From Myth to Modernism: How the Ancient World Shaped the Modern Imagination

On or about December 1910, Virginia Woolf famously wrote, human character changed. And yet the writers and artists of that new century kept reaching for some of the oldest stories on earth. We'll trace the oldest forms—myth, epic, tragedy—into the newest work of the twentieth century, and ask why a generation obsessed with making art new kept reaching for the oldest things it could find. Registration required; closes December 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM.