This Open House features a welcome return visit with Norman Sandridge, who invites us to think about and discuss the deaths of ancient leaders. What was considered a good way, or a shameful way, for an ancient leader to die, and what meaning is attached to the mode of death? To prepare for the discussion, you might like to read Suetonius’ account of Julius Caesar’s death. You can find the… Read more
The video of this Open House discussion features a return visit with actor Paul O’Mahony, focusing on the experience of crossing the sea as depicted in classical texts. To prepare for watching it, you might like to read some or all of these passages from the Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, and Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women. You can read any translation, or those in the PDF below: Crossing the Sea: Selection of passages Odyssey… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Keith Stone for an Open House discussion on Deuteronomy 32 in Performance. You can watch the discussion on the screen below, or on our YouTube channel. You may like to read following passages in connection with the discussion: Deuteronomy 31.9–32.47 Psalm 24 Gregory Nagy, 1996, Poetry as Performance, 60–61 For further videos please visit the Watch page. Keith Stone Keith Stone earned his PhD in 2013,… Read more
We welcomed Leonard Muellner, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Brandeis University, who helped us to start thinking about Latin texts and Roman authors with a focus on Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The discussion was recorded. You can watch the recording in the embedded frame below, or our YouTube channel. You may like to read the following focus passages on Perseus. Book 1.89–150 Book 1. 452–524 Book 1. 525–566 Here are two… Read more
Our next Open House discussion was on ‘A Hero Named Heather and Other Peculiarities in the Early Medieval Irish Saga The Cattle-Raid of Fráech‘ with Dr. Joseph Nagy. You can watch below, or on our YouTube channel. Mentioned in the discussion: Rees, Alwyn D. and Rees, Brinley. Celtic Heritage: Ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales. Joseph Falaky Nagy Joseph Falaky Nagy, the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies, began teaching… Read more