Explore contemporary artistic responses to ancient Greek culture through a series of presentations by the current cohort of CHS Visiting Artists. Read more
for students who want to think and act philosophically Please Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop is moving online. Interested students should submit an application as soon as possible and they will receive additional details about the program’s new format. Apply now! Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the program is full. Program dates: July 13-31, 2020 Program… Read more
The Epic Rhapsode and His Craft studies Homeric performance from archaic to Roman imperial times. It argues that oracular utterance, dramatic acting, and rhetorical delivery powerfully elucidate the practice of epic rhapsodes. Attention to the ways in which these performance domains informed each other over time reveals a shifting dynamic of competition and emulation among rhapsodes, actors, and orators that shaped their texts and their crafts. A diachronic analysis of this… Read more
