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Rowman and Littlefield | Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece

Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Les choeurs de jeunes filles en Grèce archaïque, by Claude Calame, was originally published in 1977. Over the succeeding years, it gradually became recognized as a major breakthrough in the study of ancient Greek society and literature. It awakened the world of Classical scholarship to something of central importance in the cultural life of ancient Greece. This is… Read more

Publications

Rowman and Littlefield | Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece

Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Les choeurs de jeunes filles en Grèce archaïque, by Claude Calame, was originally published in 1977. Over the succeeding years, it gradually became recognized as a major breakthrough in the study of ancient Greek society and literature. It awakened the world of Classical scholarship to something of central importance in the cultural life of ancient Greece. This is… Read more

CHS Learning Module, News

Gregory Nagy revisiting the Song 44 of Sappho

Recently, Gregory Nagy joined the CHS community for a discussion on the songmaking of Sappho. The conversation focused on Song 44 of Sappho, which has been significant to Nagy’s research over the past forty-two years. Watch below as Nagy fields questions from our community members and discusses his affinity to this fascinating song of Sappho. For more from professor Nagy on Song 44 of Sappho, as well as on Homeric… Read more

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Visit our booth at TEDxHarvardCollege 2016!

When: September 18, 2016 at 1 PM Where: Sanders Theater Join us at the CHS’ booth at TEDxHarvardCollege 2016 conference Incite Insight! Stop by to learn more about our publications (in print and online), the Center’s programs, symposiums and other activities that happen all year round. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” – Albert Einstein Humanity’s pursuit… Read more

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Meet the Fall Term Fellows!

The Center for Hellenic Studies supports scholars and their research with a variety of configurations. All fellows receive an appointment for at least one academic year. Fellows receive varying levels of support and may reside at the Center for a term up to 17 weeks, depending on the scope and needs of their proposed projects. For more information about their research, see the CHS Research Bulletin. 2016 Fall Term Fellows Joachim… Read more

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CHS Open House: Sappho 44, with Gregory Nagy

Gregory Nagy of Harvard University will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion about Sappho’s Song 44 and about his postings on Classical Inquiries. The event takes place on Tuesday, September 6 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Visit the Hour 25 website for the live stream event or watch and join the live chat on YouTube. On Song 44 The process… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 8

In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 8 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. I.08.002 tagging: terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’ occurrences of terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’: I.01.419, I.02.478, I.02.781, I.08.002, I.11.773, I.12.252, I.16.232, I.24.529 anchor comment at I.08.002: terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’ This compound noun terpi-kéraunos, interpreted here as ‘he whose bolt strikes’, is an epithet that applies exclusively to Zeus: a… Read more