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Rowman and Littlefield | Nothing Is as It Seems: The Tragedy of the Implicit in Euripides’ Hippolytus

Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Nothing Is as It Seems: The Tragedy of the Implicit in Euripides’ Hippolytus, by Hanna M. Roisman, is an insightful re-examination of a Classical masterpiece from the standpoint of drama as drama. In her reading of Euripides, the author of this book engages her own experience as a lifelong theater-goer and as a perceptive reader… Read more

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Glimpses of the 2016 Harvard Summer Program in Greece

Alumni describe their participation in the program as life-changing, unforgettable, culturally and intellectually enriching. The 2016 Harvard Summer Program in Greece (Comparative Cultures Seminar) came to an end on July 31. The five-week-long Comparative Cultures Seminar is the oldest continuously running and one of the most successful Harvard study-abroad programs. Divided between the seaside town of Nafplio… Read more

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CHS Open House: Odysseus and the Poetics of katabásis, with Stamatia Dova

Stamatia Dova of the Hellenic College Holy Cross will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on Odysseus and the Poetics of katabásis, on October 13 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Watch the live event and/or join in the conversation on the Hour 25 website or the CHS YouTube channel! Homer Odyssey 11.472–473 The psūkhē of the fleet descendant of Aiakos knew me and spoke piteously, saying, ‘Resourceful Odysseus, noble son of Laertes and… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 12

In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 12 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. It can be said in general that the theme of heroic immortalization is central to myths and rituals related to hero cult, and so the use of the word hēmitheoi ‘demigods’ in this Hesiodic context is highly significant (BA 342-343): yes, all epic heroes must die, but then, by way of becoming cult… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 12

In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 12 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. It can be said in general that the theme of heroic immortalization is central to myths and rituals related to hero cult, and so the use of the word hēmitheoi ‘demigods’ in this Hesiodic context is highly significant (BA 342-343): yes, all epic heroes must die, but then, by way of becoming cult… Read more

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“Law, Economics, and Society: Purchase and Sale in Ancient Law” Workshop update

A workshop sponsored by the CHS This past April, Charles Bartlett and James Townshend, members of the Department of the Classics at Harvard University, convened a workshop entitled “Law, Economics, and Society: Purchase and Sale in Ancient Law.” The event included scholars from numerous universities across the United States and Europe, and addressed topics such as the origins of the Roman law of sale, the question of symbolic sale, the… Read more

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Read Online! | Literary History in the Parian Marble, by Andrea Rotstein

Andrea Rotstein’s Literary History in the Parian Marble, the 68th installment of the Hellenic Studies Series, is now available to read online on the CHS website. On the Parian Marble as Literary History Literary history is very prominent in the Parian Marble, as has long been noted. However, its uniqueness in this respect among ancient chronographic material has not been fully appreciated. Literary history is entirely… Read more

Publications

Read Online! | Literary History in the Parian Marble, by Andrea Rotstein

Andrea Rotstein’s Literary History in the Parian Marble, the 68th installment of the Hellenic Studies Series, is now available to read online on the CHS website. On the Parian Marble as Literary History Literary history is very prominent in the Parian Marble, as has long been noted. However, its uniqueness in this respect among ancient chronographic material has not been fully appreciated. Literary history is entirely… Read more

Programs & Events News

Save the date | Washington Sculptors Group Event at CHS DC on October 8!

Gallery Talk with Micro-Monuments Juror Anne Reeve Saturday, October 8, 2016, 4 pm Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies The Washington Sculptors Group is pleased to present a Gallery Talk about Micro-Monuments with juror Anne Reeve at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. The Talk is free and open to the public; reservations required RSVP to programs@washingtonsculptors.org… Read more

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Save the date | Washington Sculptors Group Event at CHS DC on October 8!

Gallery Talk with Micro-Monuments Juror Anne Reeve Saturday, October 8, 2016, 4 pm Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies The Washington Sculptors Group is pleased to present a Gallery Talk about Micro-Monuments with juror Anne Reeve at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. The Talk is free and open to the public; reservations required RSVP to programs@washingtonsculptors.org This program combines… Read more