Chapter One: Recognition and the Return of Odysseus During their meeting in Book 13, Athena and Odysseus sit down together at the base of an olive tree and concoct the plot through which, imitating the story of a disguised god, he will defeat his enemies. This then becomes the plot, in… Read more
Disguise and Recognition in the Odyssey: preface to the 2nd edition This book is a study of how the plot of the Odyssey works. It represents an effort to uncover the particular significance in this poem of recognition, a plot device so common that it figures as one of Propp’s… Read more
Funding Sources for the CHS Summer Programs The two main funding options for the CHS summer programs this year are CHS funding and Rockefeller funding. When applying to CHS summer programs, students are also applying for funding through the CHS at the same time. However, the CHS still needs students… Read more
Originally published in J. K. Berenson Maclean and E. B. Aitken, eds., Flavius Philostratus, Heroikos (Atlanta 2001) xv-xxxv. The original pagination,which was indicated in roman numerals, will be indicated in this electronic version by way of the corresponding arabic numerals within braces (“{“ and “}”). For example, “{16|17}” indicates where… Read more
