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Reading the Odyssey, with Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner
Join Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner as they read the Odyssey, Book 1, Line 80–92. You can find the text via Perseus here. Read more
Rowman and Littlefield | The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, by Margaret Alexiou
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, by Margaret Alexiou, was originally published in 1974 by Cambridge University Press. For over a quarter of a century, this pathfinding book has been consistently consulted and cited as the most authoritative work on the tradition of singing laments in the prehistory and history of… Read more
Rowman and Littlefield | The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, by Margaret Alexiou
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Foreword by Gregory Nagy, General Editor The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, by Margaret Alexiou, was originally published in 1974 by Cambridge University Press. For over a quarter of a century, this pathfinding book has been consistently consulted and cited as the most authoritative work on the tradition of singing laments in the prehistory and history of… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Trying to read the Will of Zeus
In his recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy focuses on the Homeric expression Dios boulē, which has has translated at times as ‘the Will of Zeus’ and at other times ‘the Plan of Zeus’. Nagy explains the variation in his translation: I see no contradiction here, since I have always understood the Will of Zeus to be the functional equivalent of the… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Trying to read the Will of Zeus
In his recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy focuses on the Homeric expression Dios boulē, which has has translated at times as ‘the Will of Zeus’ and at other times ‘the Plan of Zeus’. Nagy explains the variation in his translation: I see no contradiction here, since I have always understood the Will of Zeus to be the functional equivalent of the… Read more