{"id":5374,"date":"2017-03-03T11:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T16:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2017-03-02T19:39:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T00:39:30","slug":"weekly-round-up-3-3-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/2017\/03\/03\/weekly-round-up-3-3-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Round-Up, 3-3-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, scholars! Before you shove off for spring break, we hope you&#8217;ll take the time to read this week&#8217;s links.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archaeology.org\/news\/5342-170301-china-confucius-mirror\">The earliest-known image of Confucius<\/a> was found in the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, who briefly (and we mean brief&#8211;we&#8217;re talking less than a month) reigned as emperor of China in 74 B.C. Discovered on the wooden cover of a bronze mirror, the philosopher&#8217;s likeness is included alongside two of his students and 2,000 Chinese characters detailing stories not found in other Western Han Dynasty documents.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Philippe Desan of the University of Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uchicago.edu\/article\/2017\/02\/17\/biography-examines-political-motivations-montaigne\">spills the goods on a certain French Renaissance philosopher and politician<\/a> in his new biography <em>Montaigne: A Life<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/news.uchicago.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_portrait\/public\/images\/image\/20170210\/book-cover.jpg?itok=C3EAJc2w\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"307\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Que sais-je?&#8221; <em>Montaigne: A Life<\/em>, by Philippe Desan. Translated by Steven Rendall and Lisa Neal. 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Harlem School of the Arts Theatre Alliance reshapes Euripedes&#8217;<em> The Trojan Women<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/off-off-broadway\/article\/HSA-Theatre-to-Present-Contemporary-Take-on-Euripides-THE-TROJAN-WOMEN-20170223\">to give it a contemporary flair<\/a>. Set in a modern city, the play is directed by HSA Artistic Director Alfred Preisser, and it will take place from February 24 through March 19 at HSA Theatre in New York City.<\/li>\n<li>The Martha Graham Dance Company recently wrapped up their season at the Joyce Theater last Sunday, February 26, with performances working with the theme of <em>Sacred\/Profane<\/em>. One program in particular, by Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/article\/Martha-Graham-Dance-Company-Presents-SACREDPROFANE-214-20161114\">is inspired by Sufi mysticism<\/a> and incorporates Middle Eastern music.<\/li>\n<li>The Boston Philharmonic&#8217;s performance of Beethoven&#8217;s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano, receives a favorable review over at the <em>Boston Globe<\/em>. The Boston Trio (featuring Irina Muresanu on violin, Joan Ellsworth on Cello, and Heng-Jin Park on piano) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/arts\/music\/2017\/02\/26\/boston-philharmonic-does-well-beethoven-and-bruckner\/Z8xMfGXPOjJjgre3wK4wmI\/story.html\">played Beethoven&#8217;s Triple Concerto and Bruckner&#8217;s Symphony No. 9 <\/a>last week at Sanders Theatre and Nec&#8217;s Jordan Hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/1667933\/boston_trioweb.jpg?t=1488481272226\" alt=\"The trio.  Via Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.\" class=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"174\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trio. (Via Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;ll do it! We hope your break leaves you well-rested and ready for the remaining weeks of the semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, scholars! Before you shove off for spring break, we hope you&#8217;ll take the time to read this week&#8217;s links. The earliest-known image of Confucius was found in the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, who briefly (and we mean brief&#8211;we&#8217;re talking less than a month) reigned as emperor of China in 74 B.C. 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