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Q&A with Malcolm Davies on the Aethiopis

We had the chance to sit down with CHS author Malcolm Davies to talk about his new book, The Aethiopis: Neo-Neoanalysis Reanalyzed, available in print through Harvard University Press and forthcoming online from the Hellenic Studies Series. Enjoy! Q. What was your overall goal in writing this book, and how does it fit into your own research? For me the most interesting aspect is how the topic exemplifies… Read more

Athens and Marathon: Travel-study, Leg 3

Safdar Mandviwala, a member of the Hour 25 community, had the opportunity to travel to Greece along with the Harvard Alumni Association’s travel-study program led by Gregory Nagy. In a recent Hour 25 posting, Safdar Mandviwala shares insights about their time in Athens and Marathon, which was also the last leg of the travel-study program. It was at the farewell dinner that night… Read more

Rowman and Littlefield | Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis

Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis, by Casey Dué, centers on the figure of Briseis in the Iliad—who may seem at first sight to be marginal to the plot of that epic but who turns out to be essential to it—and even to the character-definition of the central hero of the Iliad, Achilles himself. Moreover, Briseis turns out… Read more

Rowman and Littlefield | Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis

Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis, by Casey Dué, centers on the figure of Briseis in the Iliad—who may seem at first sight to be marginal to the plot of that epic but who turns out to be essential to it—and even to the character-definition of the central hero of the Iliad, Achilles himself. Moreover, Briseis turns out… 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… 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