Dear Friends of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection, You are cordially invited to attend a live Zoom talk on Tuesday, Nov. 14, by our current Hellenic Research Fellow, Dr. Tomos Evans. (The event will be recorded and archived on the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) page at https://library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos-hellenic-collection/hrfp. See the relevant event details below. Title: "The First English Philhellene? John Milton and Advocating Greece's Liberation in the Seventeenth Century" Abstract: In this lecture, Dr. Tomos Evans will share his ongoing research for a chapter titled '"When the Greeks Ceased to be Greek": John Milton and Early Modern Greece' of his monograph-in-progress, Milton's Hellenism. This chapter largely explores John Milton's relationship with the Greek diplomat and scholar, Leonard Philaras. He will share his archival research from the Netherlands, Italy, and the UK on Philaras and demonstrate the ways that his research on Early Modern Greece has been benefitted by the resources of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection at California State University, Sacramento. This lecture will explore Philaras's network (ranging from Venice to Moscow) and his extraordinary efforts to bring about a revolutionary uprising in Ottoman-ruled Greece. In turn, Dr Evans will explore the developments of Milton's political Philhellenism and the vital role that Philaras played in changing Milton's attitudes towards contemporary Greeks. Date: Nov. 14, 2023 Time: 10 a.m. Pacific time Access: https://csus.zoom.us/j/84763273940?pwd=UGZqeWlWd3kvamtoZWJKRVQ4bEk4UT09<… Meeting ID: 847 6327 3940 Passcode: 499384 One tap mobile +16694449171,,84763273940# US +16699006833,,84763273940# US (San Jose) --- Dial by your location * +1 669 444 9171 US * +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) * +1 253 205 0468 US * +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) * +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) * +1 719 359 4580 US * +1 564 217 2000 US * +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) * +1 646 931 3860 US * +1 689 278 1000 US * +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) * +1 305 224 1968 US * +1 309 205 3325 US * +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) * +1 360 209 5623 US * +1 386 347 5053 US * +1 507 473 4847 US Best, George ----------------------- George I. Paganelis Curator, Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection University Library, MS 6039 California State University, Sacramento 2000 State University Drive Sacramento, CA 95819 USA Ph: (916) 278-4361 * (916) 278-6877 paganelis@csus.edu<mailto:paganelis@csus.edu> http://www.library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos Schedule a research appointment: https://csus.libcal.com/appointments/paganelis