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Discussion Series: CorHaLiE

Introduction : Poétiques grecques en réseau(Cornell, Harvard, Lausanne, Lille, Princeton) Divisée en traditions restées nationales, l’étude de la littérature de l’Antiquité gréco-romaine a pris le « tournant linguistique » avec quelque retard et en ordre dispersé. C’est dire qu’elle a éprouvé quelque peine à s’associer aux sciences humaines et à bénéficier de leur développement. Pourtant, par l’attention portée autant à l’articulation grammaticale des énoncés textuels qu’au sens des mots, la philologie classique… Read more

Discussion Series: Poétique d’Aristophane et langue d’Euripide en dialogue

« Rendre l’homme meilleur ! » Ou quand la comédie interroge la tragédie sur sa finalité : à propos des Grenouilles d’Aristophane [1] Critiquant l’interprétation, historiquement marquée, de Werner Jaeger qui insistait sur l’ambition éthique d’Aristophane militant, dans les Grenouilles, pour une poésie susceptible d’éduquer les citoyens, cette étude se concentre plus spécialement sur la devise, revendiquée par le personnage d’Euripide, d’une poésie capable de « rendre l’homme meilleur ». Mot… Read more

Past Conferences (through 2010)

Past Conferences and Seminars The CHS presents a variety of conferences and collaborative events on an annual basis. The CHS seeks to support and develop new models and methods for academic conferences, the dissemination of research, and collaborative projects.  Read the Conference Guidelines to learn more about proposing a conference at the CHS. 2010 Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium (March 27)… Read more

Singers and Tales – Schedule

Singers and Tales in the 21st Century: The Legacies of Milman Parry and Albert Lord Conference Program Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place in the Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall. Friday, December 3 9:15-9:30 Registration 9:30-9:45 Opening remarks 9:45-11:15 Formula and Theme Egbert Bakker, “Homeric Formulas and the Intertextuality Continuum” Carl Lindahl, “The Porous House Sequence in Appalachian Folktales” Chao Gejin, “Current Trends in Chinese Folkloristics: A Perspective… Read more

Fellows List – Alphabetical

Complete List of Former Fellows Former fellows are listed alphabetically by last name. Last update August 8, 2012. A-B | C-D | E-F | G-H | I-K | L-M | N-Q | R-S | T-V | W-Z A-B Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, U.S., 2001 Gianfranco Agosti, Italy, 1995 Annetta Alexandridis, Germany, 2005 Anne Amory, U.S., 1964… Read more

Classics in Undergraduate Liberal Eduation – Study

Classics in Undergraduate Liberal Education A study conducted by the Center for Hellenic Studies, in conjunction with the Teagle Foundation’s The Disciplines and Undergraduate Education Initiative The Center for Hellenic Studies has recently completed a fifteen-month study on classics and undergraduate liberal education. This project is one of six examining the relationship between major courses of study and the aims of liberal education as part of a Teagle Foundation initiative… Read more

Discussion Series: Athenian Law Lectures

An Introduction to the Athenian Legal System Victor Bers and Adriaan Lanni Yale University and Harvard University Suggested Reading: Demosthenes 54, Against Conon “In the criminal justice system, the People are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute offenders.” In the classical period, roughly the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., Athens, a city… Read more

Women & Property in Ancient Near Eastern & Mediterranean Societies: Contributors

Contributors Annalisa Azzoni is assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt University. Her main field of research is in Aramaic texts andlanguage. She is currently preparing for publication a book entitled The Private Life of Women in Persian Egypt. Betsy Bryan is Alexander Badawy Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology at the Johns Hopkins University. She has published widely on the history and art of the New Kingdom.She currently directs… Read more

Women and Property in Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Societies: Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements The editors wish to thank the Center for Hellenic Studies for its generous hospitality in hosting the conference from which this volume originated. We are grateful to all its staff for their kind assistance, and especially the director, Gregory Nagy, and Jennifer Reilly the programs officer.  We take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of three respondents to the papers given at the conference: Peggy Day (University of Winnipeg),… Read more

Greeks on Greekness: Tim Whitmarsh

Greeks on Greekness Colloquium Abstract Tim Whitmarsh, St. John’s College, Cambridge; now University of Exeter “The sincerest form of imitation: flattery and constancy” ‘Friendship’ (philia) was one of the most fundamental components of Greek society: from Homer through elegy, tragedy, Plato and beyond, it is repeatedly proposed as the glue that holds Greek culture together. But with this perceived centrality comes a self-aware reflexion upon the ambiguities of friendship. What… Read more