Bernini’s Two Theatres and the Trauma of Classical Reception (2024)
Journal Article
Thomas, E. (in press). Bernini’s Two Theatres and the Trauma of Classical Reception. Skenè. Journal of Theatre and Drama Studies, 10(1), 131-146

This article compares how the theatrical architectural spaces of Francesco Guitti at Parma and Gian Lorenzo Bernini at Rome used classical traditions of spectacle to satisfy contemporary sensationalist demands. Guitti’s stage machinery devised after... Read More about Bernini’s Two Theatres and the Trauma of Classical Reception.

‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’ (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Pears, R. (2023, July). ‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’. Paper presented at Classical Presences in North-East England, St Chad's College, Durham University

Wealthy Britons of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries embraced the classical world through their education in public schools and universities, and Grand Tours of classical monuments in Europe. They lived, ruled and played in classical-style coun... Read More about ‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’.