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CHS Greece Event: Dimitris Dimiroulis, “The ghosts of science: The case of Greek criticism”

Please join us on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “The ghosts of science: The case of Greek criticism” Lecturer: Dimitris Dimiroulis, Professor, Department of Communication, Mass Media, and Culture, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Partner of the Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning Respondent: Dionysis Kavvathas, Assistant Professor of the Philosophy and Aesthetics of the Media, Department of Communication, Mass Media and… Read more

News, Publications

Νέες εκδόσεις – Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought

Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought, της Ann Bergren Το Κέντρο Ελληνικών Σπουδών βρίσκεται στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσει τη δημοσίευση της διαδικτυακής έκδοσης του βιβλίου Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought, της Ann Bergren στην ιστοσελίδα του CHS. «Κι αν η αλήθεια ήταν γυναίκα;» αναρωτήθηκε ο Νίτσε. Στην αρχαία ελληνική σκέψη, η αλήθεια στη γλώσσα έχει μια ιδιαίτερη… Read more

Programs & Events News

CHS Shows Glynnis Fawkes' Comics at SCS

An eye-catching feature of the CHS booth at the SCS book fair was a display of artist Glynnis Fawkes’ Classics-themed comic books. Throughout her career, Glynnis has woven together traditional art school training, an academic background in the Classics, and a love of cartooning that was as much inspired by Greek vase painting as by the New Yorker. Glynnis Fawkes Comics on Display After an undergraduate degree… Read more

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CHS Shows Glynnis Fawkes’ Comics at SCS

An eye-catching feature of the CHS booth at the SCS book fair was a display of artist Glynnis Fawkes’ Classics-themed comic books. Throughout her career, Glynnis has woven together traditional art school training, an academic background in the Classics, and a love of cartooning that was as much inspired by Greek vase painting as by the New Yorker. Glynnis Fawkes Comics on Display After an undergraduate degree from the… Read more

News, Publications

Now Available Online – Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought

Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought, by Ann Bergren The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought, by Ann Bergren on the CHS website. “What if truth were a woman?” asked Nietzsche. In ancient Greek thought, truth in language has a special relation to the female by virtue… Read more

News, Publications

Now Available Online – Amphoteroglossia: A Poetics of the Twelfth-Century Medieval Greek Novel

Amphoteroglossia: A Poetics of the Twelfth-Century Medieval Greek Novel, by Panagiotis Roilos The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Amphoteroglossia: A Poetics of the Twelfth-Century Medieval Greek Novel, by Panagiotis Roilos on the CHS website. This work offers the first systematic and interdisciplinary study of the poetics of the twelfth-century medieval Greek novel. This book investigates the complex ways in which rhetorical theory… Read more

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Librarians meet at SCS

Three members of the CHS team attended the annual meeting of the ClassicsLibrarians Forum during the SCS gathering last week: Programs Coordinator and Library Assistant Lanah Koele, Librarian for Acquisitions, Reference, and Visitor Relations Temple Wright, and Leonard Muellner, Director of IT and Publications. The group discussed possible strategies and procedures to facilitate and expand open unrestricted access to electronic Greek and Latin texts.  A new working group will explore… Read more

News, Publications

Now Available Online – From Listeners to Viewers: Space in the Iliad

From Listeners to Viewers: Space in the Iliad, by Christos Tsagalis The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of From Listeners to Viewers: Space in the Iliad, by Christos Tsagalis on the CHS website. What do we mean by “space” in the Iliad? The aim of this book is to offer a systematic and comprehensive presentation of the different types and functions of space in the earliest work of Greek… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Enroll in "The Ancient Greek Hero" with Gregory Nagy and Kevin McGrath at Harvard Extension School

Examine the human condition by studying the ancient Greek hero Registration is now open for “The Ancient Greek Hero,” a distance learning course taught by Gregory Nagy and Kevin McGrath at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education. Over 10,000 Harvard students have taken this class over the years. “The Ancient Greek Hero” invites learners to experience, in English translation, some of the most beautiful works of ancient Greek literature and song-making: the Homeric Iliad and… Read more

CHS Learning Module, News

Enroll in “The Ancient Greek Hero” with Gregory Nagy and Kevin McGrath at Harvard Extension School

Examine the human condition by studying the ancient Greek hero Registration is now open for “The Ancient Greek Hero,” a distance learning course taught by Gregory Nagy and Kevin McGrath at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education. Over 10,000 Harvard students have taken this class over the years. “The Ancient Greek Hero” invites learners to experience, in English translation, some of the most beautiful works of ancient Greek literature and song-making: the Homeric Iliad and… Read more