The Center For Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of spring fellow Sebastiana Nervegna’s paper, “The Actors’ Repertoire, Fifth-Century Comedy and Early Tragic Revivals,” which was presented at the 2015 Fellows Research Symposium. See the abstract below. To read the full article, visit the Center… Read more
We are very happy to share our featured CHS Essentials video with Greg Nagy where he is arguing whether or not ancient Greek heroes have the possibility of living with kleos (ancient Greek word for glory and fame) and also gain nostos (ancient Greek word for homecoming; return to light and… Read more
We are happy to share the following publications that will soon be available through Harvard University Press. Gregory Nagy Masterpieces of Metonymy In Masterpieces of Metonymy, Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a… Read more
The Fulbright Foundation in Greece | Scholarship opportunity for educators The Fulbright Foundation in Greece will award up to three grants (depending on available funding) to Greek secondary school educators to attend the 2016 Study of the United States Institutes. The Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) is a… Read more
The CHS is pleased to share the online publication of The meaning of Homeric εὔχομαι through its formulas, by Leonard Muellner on the CHS website. The 1976 landmark study based on his dissertation is open to all and free of charge, as well as a… Read more
The Center For Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of spring fellow Stéphanie Paul’s paper, “Local Pantheons in Motion: Synoecism and Patron Deities in Hellenistic Rhodes,” which was presented at the 2015 Fellows Research Symposium. See the abstract below. To read the full article, visit the… Read more
The CHS team is happy to share the news of the International Conference on “The Genres of Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry: Theories and Models”, September 24 through 27. The conference, hosted by the Classics Department at Berkeley, will open with a keynote address by Professor Gregory Nagy, on Thursday, September… Read more
September 21-26, 2015 This week, Bárbara Álvarez Rodríguez, Clarín-COFUND Postdoctoral Fellow in the Classics Department at Stanford University, will be staying at the CHS and using the library. Currently, Álvarez Rodríguez is working on her postdoctoral project, namely Exclusion… Read more
September 21-26, 2015 This week, Bárbara Álvarez Rodríguez, Clarín-COFUND Postdoctoral Fellow in the Classics Department at Stanford University, will be staying at the CHS and using the library. Currently, Álvarez Rodríguez is working on her postdoctoral project, namely Exclusion and… Read more
We are pleased to welcome actor, writer, and educator Paul O’Mahony for a CHS Open House discussion on ‘The Power of Performance: Mythology and Outreach Today’, which will take place on Thursday, September 24 at 11 a.m. EDT. He introduces the topic as follows: I would like to talk… Read more
