Leonard Muellner

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Translating a French Book on Ancient Greek Diseases, with Leonard Muellner

We were excited to welcome back Leonard Muellner for an Open House entitled “A French Book on Ancient Greek Diseases and Thoughts about Translating it into English.” The event took place on Thursday, December 17 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. The translated version of the book under discussion is: Mirko D. Grmek. 1991. Diseases in the Ancient Greek World. Johns Hopkins. Baltimore. You can watch the recording on… Read more

Ancient Greek language,  Reading Homer

Homeric Greek | Odyssey 1.255–266: Wish or condition?

We are pleased to share this segment in the series on reading Homeric epic in ancient Greek. In each installment we read, translate, and discuss a small passage in the original Greek in the most accessible way. If you’ve ever dreamed of reading Homer in the original, here is your chance to do so with teachers who have spent a lifetime thinking about this poetry. With their guidance even new… Read more

Reading Homer

Homeric Greek | Odyssey 1.252–256: At the front gates

We are pleased to share this segment in the series on reading Homeric epic in ancient Greek. In each installment we read, translate, and discuss a small passage in the original Greek in the most accessible way. If you’ve ever dreamed of reading Homer in the original, here is your chance to do so with teachers who have spent a lifetime thinking about this poetry. With their guidance even new… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Exploring the relevance of Odysseus’s words about kingship, with Leonard Muellner and Douglas Frame

We were excited to welcome Leonard Muellner and Douglas Frame for an Open House. The title of the discussion is: ‘An exploration of the relevance of Odysseus’s words about kingship in Odyssey 8 to the Ionian setting of Homeric poetry’.  The event was live-streamed on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. EST, and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read this article: An… Read more

Reading Homer

Homeric Greek | Odyssey 1.239–251: Harpies, suitors and all the Achaeans

We are pleased to share this segment in the series on reading Homeric epic in ancient Greek. In each installment we read, translate, and discuss a small passage in the original Greek in the most accessible way. If you’ve ever dreamed of reading Homer in the original, here is your chance to do so with teachers who have spent a lifetime thinking about this poetry. With their guidance even new… Read more