Greek Resources

Thucydides’ War Narrative: A Structural Study

By Carolyn Dewald Abstract: As a sustained analysis of the connections between narrative structure and meaning in the History of the Peloponnesian War, Carolyn Dewald’s study revolves around a curious aspect of…

Date: 12 July 2021
Category: Greek Historiography Greek History Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

Rethinking Greek Religion

By Julia Kindt Who marched in religious processions and why? How were blood sacrifice and communal feasting related to identities in the ancient Greek city? With questions such as these, current scholarship aims to…

Date: 12 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek Resources

Athens as a ‘Landscape of Trauma’. Phrynichus’ Sack of Miletus and the Aftermath of the Persian Wars

By Giorgia Proietti Abstract: Proietti argues that the play ‘Sack of Miletus’ was banned in Athens due to the Athenians’ collective traumatic memory of the Persian sack of Athens and the Persian Wars. Chapter in an…

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek History Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

Animations of Ancient Vase Scenes in the Classics Classroom

By Sonya Nevin An exploration of the benefits of including animation in the study of Ancient Greek pottery and history, including examples. Published online by Cambridge University Press in 2015 View online

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek History Greek Resources

Greek Warriors: Hoplites and Heroes

By Carolyn Willekes Abstract: This book sketches the change from heroic to hoplite warfare, and discusses the equipment and training of both the citizen soldiers of most Greek cities, and the professional soldiers of…

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Art and Culture Greek History Greek Resources

A WOMAN OF CONSEQUENCE: PANDORA IN HESIOD’S “WORKS AND DAYS”

By Lilah-Grace Fraser Published in The Cambridge Classical Journal 57 (2011): 9-28 View on JSTOR

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Didactic Poetry Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily

By Kathryn Bosher Abstract: Studies of ancient theatre have traditionally taken Athens as their creative centre. In this book, however, the lens is widened to examine the origins and development of ancient drama, and…

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Comedy/Satire Greek Language and Literature Greek Tragedy Other Ancient Cultures Other Works in Greek

Sappho is Burning

By Page duBois Abstract: To know all we know about Sappho is to know little. Her poetry, dating from the seventh century B.C.E., comes to us in fragments, her biography as speculation. How is it then, Page duBois asks,…

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Language and Literature Greek Lyric Greek Resources

The Wrath of Athena: Gods and Men in the Odyssey

By Jenny Strauss Clay Abstract: Jenny Strauss Clay’s landmark study of the Odyssey argues that Athena’s wrath is central to both the structure and the theme of the epic poem. Clay demonstrates that an appreciation of…

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Epic Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

“Bitch that I Am”: Self-Blame and Self-Assertion in the Iliad

By Ruby Blondell Abstract: In the Iliad, Helen is objectified by the male characters in ways that excuse her from male blame and thus serve the heroic agenda. Yet her self-blame is an implicit assertion of agency on…

Date: 11 July 2021
Category: Greek Epic Greek Language and Literature Greek Resources

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