CHS Dialogues | The Bacchae, dismemberment, & Suddenly, Last Summer
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CHS Dialogues | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana
In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Claudia Filos respond to comments and questions from the community about: The hero as a cult hero and as a tragic hero Oedipus as a savior Myth, ritual and miasma Oedipus as a turannos Hippolytus and Phaedra This dialogue also includes discussion about the following movie clips: The opening scene from The Night of the Iguana, directed by John Huston… Read more
CHS Dialogues | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana
In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Claudia Filos respond to comments and questions from the community about: The hero as a cult hero and as a tragic hero Oedipus as a savior Myth, ritual and miasma Oedipus as a turannos Hippolytus and Phaedra This dialogue also includes discussion about the following movie clips: The opening scene from The Night of the Iguana, directed by John Huston (1964). … Read more
From the Depths of the Salt Sea
This exhibit imagines encounters with the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus, who were divine inhabitants of the sea as described in Iliad 18.35-69. These Nereids appear as anthropomorphic figures seemingly at home in the water but obscured for the viewer above the surface by the distorting reflections and refractions of their natural medium. Read more
Volume 4, Issue 2 of the CHS Research Bulletin now available!
Volume 4, Issue 2 Volume 4, Issue 2 of the CHS Research Bulletin contains the work of nine fellows who conducted research at the Center for Hellenic Studies during the 2016 spring term. This issue includes video from their presentations at the biannual Research Symposium on April 30, 2016. “Democracy and Civic Participation in Greek Cities under Roman Imperial Rule: Political Practice and Culture in the Post-Classical Period”… Read more
CHS Open House: Waste in Antiquity, with Dan-El Padilla Peralta
Dan-El Padilla Peralta of Princeton University will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on Waste in Antiquity on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. EST. Watch the live event and/or join in the conversation on the Hour 25 website or the CHS YouTube channel. You may like to read the following focus passages in the Sourcebook to get ready for the event. Read more
CHS Dialogues | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4CW8bAqE4E… Read more
CHS Visiting Fellow | Rostislav Oreshko, University of Warsaw
Rostislav Oreshko will be staying at the CHS and using the library as a visiting fellow from November 2-16. Dr. Oreshko received his PhD in the History and Languages of Ancient Near East from the FU Berlin in 2012, and he currently is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Warsaw, Department of the Ancient Near East. His research focuses on the Anatolian languages, with particular interest in Luwian… Read more
CHS Visiting Fellow | Rostislav Oreshko, University of Warsaw
Rostislav Oreshko will be staying at the CHS and using the library as a visiting fellow from November 2-16. Dr. Oreshko received his PhD in the History and Languages of Ancient Near East from the FU Berlin in 2012, and he currently is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Warsaw, Department of the Ancient Near East. His research focuses on the Anatolian languages, with particular interest in Luwian… Read more