CHS Online Open House | “And Then an Amazon Came:” Homeric Papyri, with Casey Dué
We are pleased to welcome back Casey Dué, University of Houston, for a discussion on Homeric papyri, focusing on readings from Iliad 18 (the Shield of Achilles) and from the Epic Cycle. This event will be streamed live on Thursday, March 28th, at 11 a.m. EDT, and will be recorded. Read more…
Homeric Greek | Odyssey 1.203–212: Are you really from Odysseus, big boy that you are?
In this segment Douglas Frame (CHS), Leonard Muellner (CHS), and Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) discuss Odyssey 1.203–212, part of a speech by Athena (disguised as Mentes) to Telemachus. Topics include how to translate tosos [“τόσος] so great” in context; and the use of the particle dē [δή]. Read more…
Book Club | Spring and Summer 2019
Discussion is continuing in the Forum about the current Book Club topic, Xenophon Memorabilia. Meanwhile here is a foretaste of the Spring/Summer selections. As in previous years, we will tackle a longer work in its entirety during June, July, and August. Further details will be posted at the beginning of the months in question. Read more…
Spring for the ancient Greeks
“Winter made fun of Spring and mocked her… Spring replied, ‘Indeed, that is exactly why mankind would be glad to get rid of you, whereas even the mere mention of my name is enough to bring them pleasure. By Zeus, there is no name more pleasant than mine! That is why they think fondly of me when I am gone and give thanks when I appear again.’”
Following our previous post about winter, we were inspired by Aesop’s delightful fable to bring you pleasure by sharing some passages about spring! Read more…
CHS Online Open House | Homo ludens at play with the songs of Sappho: experiments in comparative reception theory, with Gregory Nagy
We are excited to welcome back Gregory Nagy of Harvard University, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature and the Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. The topic of the discussion is “Homo ludens at play with the songs of Sappho: experiments in comparative reception theory.” The event was streamed live on Thursday, March 14, and was recorded. Read more…
Book Club | March 2019: Xenophon Memorabilia
“[Socrates] said that he often heard it stated that of all possessions the most precious is a good and sincere friend. “And yet,” he said, “there is no transaction most men are so careless about as the acquisition of friends. For I find that they are careful about getting houses and lands and slaves and cattle and furniture, and anxious to keep what they have; but though they tell one that a friend is the greatest blessing, I find that most men take no thought how to get new friends or how to keep their old ones.” This month’s Book Club is Xenophon Memorabilia, via the Forum and on Tuesday March 26 at 11 a.m. EDT. Read more…
