ancient Greek verbal art

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Classical Inquiries | Homo ludens in the world of ancient Greek verbal art

Mosaic showing theatrical masks of comedy and tragedy, from the Baths of Decius on the Aventine Hill, Rome, 2nd century CE. [image by antmoose, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons  In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy argues that “the capacity of ancient Greek poetry to imitate, in a playful way, language in all its forms, both artful and artless” is what ultimately shaped all verbal arts,… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Classical Inquiries | Homo ludens in the world of ancient Greek verbal art

Mosaic showing theatrical masks of comedy and tragedy, from the Baths of Decius on the Aventine Hill, Rome, 2nd century CE. [image by antmoose, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy argues that “the capacity of ancient Greek poetry to imitate, in a playful way, language in all its forms, both artful and artless” is what ultimately shaped all verbal arts, including… Read more