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Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Scroll 6
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad Scroll 6 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. Nagy’s commentary will be incorporated into a larger, forthcoming project: A Homer commentary in progress. I.06.289–292 tagging: variant readings; detours of Helen; pan-poikilo- ‘completely pattern-woven’ lemmatizing: παμποίκιλοι vs. παμποίκιλα There are variant stories about detours experienced by Helen after her abduction by Paris. A trip to Sidon in Phoenicia is… Read more
Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Scroll 6
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad Scroll 6 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. Nagy’s commentary will be incorporated into a larger, forthcoming project: A Homer commentary in progress. I.06.289–292 tagging: variant readings; detours of Helen; pan-poikilo- ‘completely pattern-woven’ lemmatizing: παμποίκιλοι vs. παμποίκιλα There are variant stories about detours experienced by Helen after her abduction by Paris. A trip to Sidon in Phoenicia is one… Read more
CHS Dialogues | Maria G. Xanthou, on Pindar Pythian 3 & 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRGRhumFooY… Read more
CHS Dialogues: Pindar’s Pythian 3 & 9 with Maria G. Xanthou
We are pleased to welcome back Maria G. Xanthou, University of Leeds, for a CHS Dialogue on Pindar on Wednesday, August 10, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Visit Hour 25 for the live stream webcast, focus passages to prepare for this conversation, and a discussion with community members on the topic. Maria G. Xanthou (PhD Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)… Read more
CHS Dialogues: Pindar’s Pythian 3 & 9 with Maria G. Xanthou
We are pleased to welcome back Maria G. Xanthou, University of Leeds, for a CHS Dialogue on Pindar on Wednesday, August 10, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Visit Hour 25 for the live stream webcast, focus passages to prepare for this conversation, and a discussion with community members on the topic. Maria G. Xanthou (PhD Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) has taught Classical… Read more
Experience Harvard’s “Ancient Greek Hero” MOOC!
New iteration of the popular online project now open for registration Registration is now open for the latest session of “The Ancient Greek Hero,” a groundbreaking open, online project from HarvardX that uses Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) technology to introduce participants to the literature and heroes of ancient Greece. The project is directed by Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at… Read more
Rowman and Littlefield | Homeric Megathemes: War-Homilia-Homecoming
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Homeric Megathemes: War-Homilia-Homecoming, by Dimitris N. Maronitis, is an integrated collection of papers written by one of the Greek-speaking world’s most influential experts in Homeric poetry. The international impact of Maronitis’ work, which combines German-style philology with a Greek-style literary sensibility, can be most fully realized in the present English-language version. This book exemplifies the vitality of… Read more
Rowman and Littlefield | Homeric Megathemes: War-Homilia-Homecoming
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Homeric Megathemes: War-Homilia-Homecoming, by Dimitris N. Maronitis, is an integrated collection of papers written by one of the Greek-speaking world’s most influential experts in Homeric poetry. The international impact of Maronitis’ work, which combines German-style philology with a Greek-style literary sensibility, can be most fully realized in the present English-language version. This book exemplifies the vitality of… Read more
The Sunoikisis Course on Leadership in the Ancient World Goes LIVE!
Deadline for registration: Friday, August 19, 2016 The Sunoikisis Fall 2016 course on leadership in the ancient world is now live and open to the public. This course is designed to serve as introduction to the ancient Mediterranean world in the tradition of courses on vocabulary building through Greek and Latin, mythology, and gender and sexuality. The course’s particular goal is to inspire new… Read more