Jeffrey Rusten, of Cornell University, provides some suggestions on how to analyze the language of Thucydides, sentence structure, patterns of contrast and comparison, phrases, and word order. He also demonstrates a method of visualizing the structure of a sentence through the use of layout. Read more
We have been continuing our exploration of digital tools that help us in the translation study groups, and for carrying out word searches and word studies. Many of us have made use of Logeion, for both Greek and Latin. This online reference has a number of useful features, and provides access to lexicons and dictionaries. It also includes references to a number of Greek and Latin textbooks (including Hansen &… Read more
In this segment Douglas Frame, Leonard Muellner, and Gregory Nagy read, translate, and discuss Odyssey 1.255–266, with a focus on the grammar, a discussion of the paratactic nature of the passage, and of a rhetorical control of the oral poet. Read more
In this video Leonard Muellner, Gregory Nagy, and Douglas Frame talk about the experience of reading Homer together without doing any preparations, as a playful and open-minded activity. Look out for other videos in the series in which they read, translate, and discuss passages from Homeric epic. Read more
In this video Gregory Nagy, Leonard Muellner, and Douglas Frame discuss reading Homer aloud: pronunciation and its changes through time; pausing at enjambments; mastering the rhythm by memorizing passages; fixed metrical patterns; rhythm built into the language; predictability of ends of hexameter lines. Read more
