We were pleased to welcome back Casey Dué, University of Houston, for a discussion on Homeric papyri. This event was streamed live on Thursday, March 28th, 2019, at 11 a.m. EDT, and was recorded.
In preparation for this event you might like to read the following passages, by following these links:
- The description of the Shield of Achilles in Iliad 18.463–610
- The Proclus summaries of the Epic Cycle
You may view the event on our YouTube channel, or in the frame below. Please note the recording cut out just before the end of the session:
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Casey Dué
Casey Dué is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Houston. She holds a B.A. in Classics from Brown University, and an M.A. and Ph.D in Classical Philology from Harvard University. Her teaching and research interests include ancient Greek oral traditions, Homeric poetry, Greek tragedy, and textual criticism.
Her latest book, Achilles Unbound: Multiformity and Tradition in the Homeric Epics, is available as part of the Hellenic Studies.
Other publications, also available online for free at CHS:
- The Captive Woman’s Lament in Greek Tragedy
- Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis
- Iliad 10 and the Poetics of Ambush (with Mary Ebbott)