Achilles—warrior and hero—by the protocols of Western culture, should never cry. And yet Homeric epic is full of his tears and those of his companions at Troy. This path-blazing study by Hélène Monsacré shows how later ideals of stoically inexpressive manhood run contrary to the poetic vision presented in the Iliad and Odyssey. Read more
"That’s when I realized how important the community is to HeroesX. It’s not so much about me struggling alone with the texts. The project is best experienced when sharing my interpretations with others and again, allowing myself to undergo a transformation as I learn from the others (and perhaps vice-versa.) We may not all agree on things, but at least we can listen to each other and grow." Read more
The Art of Reading is the first—long overdue—collection of essays by the French classical philologist and humanist Jean Bollack to be published in English. As the scope of the collection demonstrates, Bollack felt at home thinking in depth about two things that seem starkly different to most other thinkers. Read more
The Art of Reading is the first—long overdue—collection of essays by the French classical philologist and humanist Jean Bollack to be published in English. As the scope of the collection demonstrates, Bollack felt at home thinking in depth about two things that seem starkly different to most other thinkers. Read more
The Sunoikisis Consortium will offer this course on the campuses of Belmont Abbey College, Carthage College, Culver-Stockton, Howard University, Reinhardt University, Southwestern University, and the University of Findlay. Others may participate online through a tutorial program. During this inter-institutional, inter-disciplinary, and collaborative experience, students will participate in group discussions, contribute to online forums, and join in weekly online common sessions with all of the students and faculty. The Tutorial Program… Read more
The Sunoikisis Consortium will offer this course on the campuses of Belmont Abbey College, Carthage College, Culver-Stockton, Howard University, Reinhardt University, Southwestern University, and the University of Findlay. Others may participate online through a tutorial program. During this inter-institutional, inter-disciplinary, and collaborative experience, students will participate in group discussions, contribute to online forums, and join in weekly online common sessions with all of the students and faculty. The Tutorial Program… Read more
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Με χαρά ανακοινώνουμε τη νέα συνεργασία «CHS Fellowships in collaboration with AUTH’s Department of Classics (Ερευνητικές Υποτροφίες του CHS σε συνεργασία με τον Τομέα Κλασικών Σπουδών του ΑΠΘ)» του Κέντρου Ελληνικών Σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard και του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Read more
Applications are open through April 1, 2017 for the Information Fluency in Classics workshop for undergraduates. This workshop, offered by CHS DC, aims at introducing undergraduates to important sources of information for the study of classics. Read more
From January 8-15, George Wallace will be staying at the CHS and using the library as a visiting poet. George Wallace is writer in residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, first poet laureate of Suffolk County, Long Island NY, and author of 30 chapbooks of poetry. Adjunct professor of English at Pace University in Manhattan, his work has been published in the US, UK, Italy, Greece and India, and been… Read more
