We were delighted to catch up with CHS author Malcolm Davies at the SCS conference last month, where we had a fascinating chat with him about his new book, Theban Epics. The book is truly a remarkable piece of scholarly detective work, as Malcolm extracts an extraordinary amount of material and meaning from the few fragments that remain of the poems about the Theban wars. The Theban epics recount… Read more
Homeric Conversation, by Deborah Beck The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Homeric Conversation, by Deborah Beck on the CHS website. Homeric Conversation is the first full-length study of conversation in the Homeric poems. Deborah Beck argues that conversation should be considered a traditional Homeric type scene, alongside recognized types such as arrival, sacrifice, battle, and hospitality. Drawing on both linguistics and previous work on… Read more
Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures, edited by Nino Luraghi and Susan E. Alcock The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures, eds. Nino Luraghi and Susan E. Alcock, on the CHS website. The name “Helots” evokes one of the most famous peculiarities of ancient Sparta, the system… Read more
Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India, by Shubha Pathak The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to feature Shubha Pathak’s Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India, available through Harvard University Press and soon to be published online at the CHS website, as well. The central character of Divine Yet Human Epics is the developing conception of epic itself. Read more
Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy, της Andrea Capra Το Κέντρο Ελληνικών Σπουδών βρίσκεται στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσει τη δημοσίευση της διαδικτυακής έκδοσης του βιβλίου Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy, της Andrea Capra στην ιστοσελίδα του CHS. Το βιβλίο αυτό ανασυνθέτει τη συγγραφική αυτοπροσωπογραφία του Πλάτωνα μέσω μιας νέας ανάγνωσης του Φαίδρου, με εισαγωγή κι επίλογο που επανατοποθετούν την δομή του κειμένου σε ένα… Read more
Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy, by Andrea Capra The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Plato’s Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy by Andrea Capra on the CHS website. Plato’s Four Muses reconstructs Plato’s authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The Phaedrus, it is argued, is Plato’s most self-referential… Read more
The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome, by Annette Giesecke The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome, by Annette Giesecke on the CHS website. As Greek and Trojan forces battled in the shadow of Troy’s wall, Hephaistos created a wondrous, ornately decorated shield for Achilles. Read more
Amphoteroglossia: A Poetics of the Twelfth-Century Medieval Greek Novel, του Παναγιώτη Ροϊλού Το Κέντρο Ελληνικών Σπουδών βρίσκεται στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσει τη δημοσίευση της διαδικτυακής έκδοσης του βιβλίου Amphoteroglossia: A Poetics of the Twelfth-Century Medieval Greek Novel, του Παναγιώτη Ροϊλού στην ιστοσελίδα του CHS. Το έργο αυτό προσφέρει την πρώτη συστηματική και διεπιστημονική μελέτη της ποιητικής του μεσαιωνικού ελληνικού μυθιστορήματος του δωδέκατου αιώνα. Το βιβλίο διερευνά τους περίπλοκους τρόπους με τους οποίους… Read more
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
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
