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    CHS GR Event: George Babiniotis, “Monolingualism versus linguistic polymorphy: the meaning of the mother tongue”

    CHS Greece Event Please join us on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 8:00 p.m., in Nafplio for the following lecture: “Monolingualism versus linguistic polymorphy: the meaning of the mother tongue” Lecturer: George Babiniotis, Professor of Linguistics, former Rector of the University of Athens The event will take place at the Vouleftiko Lecture’s Hall in Nafplio. The lecture […]

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    Micro-Monuments Workshop: Pillars, Columns, Cornerstones: Verticalism in Arts and Philosophy

    Workshop Conducted by Artemis Herber Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 11am–4pm Workshop Participation: Free and open to the public; reservation required. RSVP by April 20th, 2016 to events@chs.harvard.edu For directions and visitor information, visit the CHS website. Parking available on-site. The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to invite you to the Micro-Monuments Workshop, presented by Washington Sculptors […]

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    Leonard Muellner on The Anger of Achilles: Mênis in Greek Epic

    The Anger of Achilles: Mênis in Greek Epic, by Leonard Muellner, offers “a wide-eyed journey into the world of epic” as it seeks to rebuild the network of meaning associated with mênis, the stated subject of the Iliad.  Although it is often glossed as “wrath,” Muellner shows that mênis is more than an individual’s emotion; it denotes a “cosmic sanction” […]

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    CHS GR Event: Ioanna Karamanou, “Tragedy as a universal good in the Greco-Roman world”

    CHS Greece Event Please join us on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in Ligourio for the following lecture: “Tragedy as a universal good in the Greco-Roman world” Lecturer: Ioanna Karamanou, Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek Tragedy, Theatre Studies Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Peloponnese Respondent: Maria Mikedaki, Assistant Professor in Architecture and Scene Painting of Ancient […]