Dyskolos

Visiting Scholars

Open House | A Young Woman’s Journey to Womanhood: Greek and Indic Models from Menander and Kālidāsa, with Arti Mehta

We were excited to welcome Arti Mehta of Howard University for an Open House entitled “ A Young Woman’s Journey to Womanhood: Greek and Indic Models from Menander and Kālidāsa” The event took place on Friday, February 19 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read: Act 3 of Kālidāsa’s Shakuntala: (translation by Arthur W Ryder) The Prologue, Act 1,… Read more

Book Club

Book Club | September 2019: Menander The Grouch

Old man Knemon hates everyone! A grouch to one and all! Grumpy all day long! Our September Book Club selection is a comedy by Menander, The Grouch [Dyskolos], also known as The Difficult Man, The Bad-Tempered Man, The Misanthrope, The Curmudgeon or The Peevish Fellow in different translations. Menander (c 342–291 BCE) was a major New Comedy playwright from Athens. In a thirty-year career he wrote over 100 plays, but won only… Read more