Libellum

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Libellum will be the inaugural literary student journal produced by undergraduate students at the University of Sydney in association with Gaius Gracchus. It publishes original articles by other undergraduate and postgraduate students from all universities on topics reflecting the interests of the University of Sydney Ancient History and Classics Community.

The journal aims to publish the best in student ideas, writing and analysis on ancient history and classical studies. The audience encompasses students and academics, and will be distributed to high school students to encourage involvement with the Classics at university, as well as the wider University of Sydney Undergraduate student body.

Interested in commenting on the historical anachronisms in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra? Want to have your say on the intricacies of Minoan burial rituals? Fascinated by the curious ‘Romans in Ancient China theory’, and want to share your thoughts?  If you have an idea for an article on something to do with ancient history, culture, personalities, literature and language please send it through.

Libellum will takes submission in a range of categories; poetry, creative, critical essays, visual arts, original translations etc, and can be of any length (although ideally from 800-1800 words)

Please forward any abstracts, submissions or queries to gaius.gracchus.classics.society@gmail.com and should be accompanied by the name, year and degree. By submitting your work, you agree to our terms and conditions of submission (see below). Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

NB: The title Libellum means 'little book' in Latin, and refers to the opening dedicatory poem of Catullus' lyric poetry collection where he self-deprecatingly refers to his volume of poetry as a 'libellum', meaning that it's unimportant and frivolous relative to the historical works and epics written by his friends. However, Catullus was also known for his sardonic wit, and the opening dedication can also be read as being highly sarcastic, with Catullus in fact praising the brevity and polished nature of his lyric poetry relative to the excessive length and moralising of his contemporaries' literature.

Terms and Conditions
1. Submissions must be the original work of the entrant and not previously submitted for university assessment.
2. By submitting their work entrants agree to have their work published in Libellum.
3. Creators retain the copyright of their work.