Introduction: A Simple Prayer The Complexity of Sappho 1 υἱὲ Ταντάλου, σὲ δ’ ἀντία προτέρων φθέγξομαι Pindar, Olympian I Sappho’s Prayer to Aphrodite (Fragment 1 V. [1] ) holds a special place in Greek Literature. The poem is the only one of Sappho’s which survives complete. [2] Many of the conclusions we draw about Sappho’s […]
Acknowledgments I would first like to express my gratitude to my first teachers of Greek, Leonard Muellner and Mark Davies, without whom, perhaps, none of this would have happened. I am grateful to many people for advice and encouragement throughout the research and writing of this thesis. My thanks go first to Professor Nagy, who […]
Acknowledgments I would first like to express my gratitude to my first teachers of Greek, Leonard Muellner and Mark Davies, without whom, perhaps, none of this would have happened. I am grateful to many people for advice and encouragement throughout the research and writing of this thesis. My thanks go first to Professor Nagy, who […]
Chapter 3. Democritus, Heraclitus, and the Dead Souls: Reconstructing Columns I–VI of the Derveni Papyrus [*] Franco Ferrari Università dell’Aquila On January 15, 1962, the remains of the Derveni Papyrus were unearthed from a cist grave in northern Greece. Anton Fackelmann, curator of the papyrus collection of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna and the world’s […]
The Frank M. Snowden, Jr. Annual Lecture Series at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Rudolph Hock On November 21, 2003 Professor Snowden was honored at the White House as a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. The words with which he was introduced deserve repeating: “Frank M. Snowden, Jr., for a life of eminent scholarship, inspirational […]
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Council of Independent Colleges Seminar Dates: June 17-25, 2018 Ancient Greece in the Modern Classroom In June 2018 The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Center for Hellenic Studies will coorganize a seminar for faculty members in all fields. The seminar, designed for non-specialists, is led by Gregory […]
Sur le parfum tragique des côla métriques chez Aristophane Du point de vue métrique, le trimètre iambique de l’iambos archaïque ne ressemble pas du tout au trimètre comique. On dirait plutôt que c’est la tragédie d’Eschyle qui a repris Archiloque, et non pas Aristophane. Nous expliquons le paradoxe par une « re-rythmisation » ; l’ambivalence de ce processus […]
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CorHaLiE The Center for Hellenic Studies favors a conference format that puts a strong emphasis on ongoing scholarly contact during preparatory phases. The aim is to make conference meetings a moment of well- prepared exchanges of views, based on prior sharing of resources and drafts. A digital environment offers the ideal medium for this kind […]