Gregory Nagy

Francis Jones Professor of Classical Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Director Center for Hellenic Studies Gregory Nagy

This book is about how to read Homer--both the Iliad and the Odyssey--and various related forms of Greekpoetry in the archaic period, most notably the Hesiodic Theogony and Works and Days and the Homeric Hymns, especially the Apollo, the Demeter, and the Aphrodite. Other related poetic forms include the praise poetry ofPindar and the blame poetry of Archilochus. The readings are infused with references to non-canonical traditionsas well, especially women's laments and the earliest attested versions of Aesop's fables.

Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry

The Best of the Achaeans

Anna Stavrakopoulou

Assistant Professor of Theater Studies Anna Stavrakopoulou

The essays collected in Modern Greek Literature represent the work of young scholars as they expand the range of approaches to modern Greek literature. The contributors vary in their focus from comparative studies to the study of religion or the literature of diaspora. The theoretical questions that the essays raise address both classic and contemporary debates, from genre explorations to the relationship between literature and national identity. Each contribution to this volume represents a fresh look at Greek literature and opens a distinct pathway for further research and consideration. From this collection will arise innumerable opportunities to gain a newer and deeper understanding of a great literary tradition.

Critical Essays

Modern Greek Literature

This book examines the overall testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these Homeric performances. Plato's fine ear for language--in this case the technical language of high-class artisans like rhapsodes--picks up on a variety of authentic expressions that echo the talk of rhapsodes as they once practiced their art.

The Poetics of the Panathenaic Festival in Classical Athens

Plato's Rhapsody and Homer's Music

From the Archaic through the Hellenistic periods of ancient Greece, this comparative study of oral poetics in literate cultures focuses on the problems of textual fluidity in the transmission of Homeric poetry over half a millennium. It stresses the role of performance and performer.

Francis Jones Professor of Classical Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Director Center for Hellenic Studies Gregory Nagy

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