We were pleased to welcome Professor Leonard Muellner, Professor Gregory Nagy, and Allie Marbry, for another Open House. The conversation this week (shown in the video below), centered on Iliad Scroll 9, with a focus on the way that Achilles responds to Odysseus, Phoinix, and Ajax during the… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Gregory Nagy, Allie Marbry, and guests, for a CHS Open House session during which we discussed the epic cycle, oral poetics, and composition in performance. Read more
We were pleased to welcome Gregory Nagy, and Allie Marbry, for another CHS Open House session. Following last week's conversation, and in conjunction with the readings of the Book Club, our discussion topics included questions from the community about some of the issues that emerged from those conversations. This event is available only in transcription, as a PDF handout. Read more
Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) Professor Leonard Muellner (Brandeis University), Douglas Frame, and Allie Marbry, join for a CHS Open House Discussion. Questions discussed included: How is kingship depicted and does it reflect the historical situation? If Nestor is 'never at fault' does that affect how we can understand his role in the Odyssey? Is Odysseus the last of the epic heroes, and if so, what about Telemakhos' generation? Read more
We were very excited to welcome back Professor Gregory Nagy and his guests. You may watch the video below. Several strands came up throughout the conversation, but here are some of the main topics: Twins, Patroklos and Achilles, continuity of traditions, Protesilaos, Alcibiades & Socrates, Alexander, Herakles, legend, sacred narrative, myth, and kleos. Read more
