Written in a readable, nontechnical style, it has become an indispensable textbook and reference for teachers, students, clergy, and the educated layperson interested in a scholarly treatment of the new testament and its background in the judaic and grecoroman world. See also, in the same volume, the criticism of nagy s article by mabel l. Gregory nagy this book is a comparative study of oral poetics in literate cultures, focusing on the problems of textual fluidity in the transmission of homeric poetry over half a millennium, from the archaic through the hellenistic periods of ancient greece. On weaving and sewing as metaphors for ancient greek verbal. The bibliography on herodotus is as massive as the monumental history itself.
Gregory nagy here provides a farreaching assessment of the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient greek society. Curated books center for hellenic studies harvard university. Books by gregory nagy author of the ancient greek hero in. The ancient greek hero in 24 hours, by gregory nagy times. The title of this address, and of the projected book that has already been. Homeric questions, by gregory nagy html at filed under. Atti del convegno internazionale per il quarantesimo anniversario della morte. Gregory nagy has 30 books on goodreads with 2020 ratings.
Gregory snyder author of teachers and texts in the. In homeric studies, there has been an ongoing debate centering on different ways to establish the text of homer and the different ways to appreciate the poetry created in the language of homer. The german term festschrift means literally a celebratory volume. Even as general concepts, epic and hero do not necessarily go together. Nagy is known for extending milman parry and albert lords theories about the oral compositioninperformance of the iliad and odyssey. John wild 19021972 was a leading american philosopher noted for his work in existentialism and phenomenology, modes of thought that focus on human consciousness and subjectivity. Classics department, kresge hall 1570, 1880 campus drive, evanston il 60208. The massive open online course is one of the most significant developments in higher education in years and nagy is one of the foremost homerists of his generation, so the book deserves attention both as an academic publication and as a pedagogical experiment.
Gregory nagy s most popular book is the ancient greek hero in 24 hours. Studies in diachronic, synchronic, and typological linguistics. Stitching together the lelantine war classical inquiries. Communicating hope and resilience across the lifespan addresses the various ways in which communication plays an important role in fostering hope and resilience. I explore here the kaleidoscopic world of homer and homeric poetry from a diachronic perspective, combining it. Nagy illuminates in particular the forces of interaction and change that transformed the indoeuropean linguistic and cultural heritage into distinctly greek social institutions between the eighth and the fifth centuries b. Introduction to folklore professor joseph harris, fall 1991 the cultural legacy of the ancient near east professor paul hanson, fall 1990 publications books. Festschrift il pensiero politico biblioteca volume 1 of pensiero e azione politica di lev trockij. Nov 15, 20 harvard book store is pleased to welcome gregory nagy, director of harvards center for hellenic studies in washington, d. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Gregory snyder is the author of teachers and texts in the ancient world 4. A selective bibliography to herodotus items with an asterisk. The lyric possession of an epic past baltimore 1990 221224.
Introduction to folklore professor joseph harris, fall 1991. Newsstand manage content and devices advanced search. He has written and edited numerous books on greek literature, including homeric questions, the everymans library the iliad, greek mythology and poetics, and poetry as performance. Gregory nagy, herodotus and the logioi of the persians. Nagy illuminates in particular the forces of interaction and change that transformed the indoeuropean linguistic and cultural heritage into distinctly greek social institutions between the eighth.
From the end of world war ii to the present american. The cultural legacy of the ancient near east professor paul hanson, fall 1990 publications books. The festschrift genre has a long tradition in academia, dating back several centuries. Donum natalicium digitaliter confectum gregorio nagy. Nagy, on the origins of greek hexameter, festschrift for oswald szemerenyi, amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science iv, current issues in linguistic theory vol. Oct 03, 20 the ancient greek hero in 24 hours is gregory nagys mooc book. Editing a festschrift is considered a significant academic achievement and is often an important sign of recognition in the establishment of a particular academic discipline. Nagy is known for extending milman parry and albert lord s theories about the oral compositioninperformance of the iliad and odyssey. Thomas, george martin lane professor of the classics and harvard college professor, was educated at the university of auckland b.
This book, reflecting the cumulative research of parry and. Communicating hope and resilience across the lifespan by gary. The new title that omd gave to her book is most fitting. Greek poetry, june 2009, gregory nagy joint cotutelle doctorate in greek studies, paris ivsorbonne harvard dissertation in cotutelage, defended june 2010 a. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Karl reinhardt, zum homerischen aphro ditehymnus, festschrift bruno snell munich 1956 114. This site has been created as a digital festschrift in honor of olga holly davidson on the occasion of her sixtysixth. Gregory nagy is professor of classics at harvard university and director of the center for hellenic studies in washington, d.
A festschrift for paul frampton in his 60th year and memorial tributes to. Howard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Greek mythology and poetics by gregory nagy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gregory nagy has been the director of the harvard center for hellenic studies in washington, d. The stakes of painting, or not painting, were tied to much larger considerations of the ways art, life, and modernity were linked for moholy and his avantgarde peers.
The concept of the hero in hellenic civilization professor gregory nagy, fall 1991, 1992, and 1993. A festschrift in honor of wheeler mcintosh thackston jr. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gregory nagy books online. While recognizing these difficulties, this presentation explores the most representative examples of ancient poetic constructs generally known as epic heroes, focusing on achilles and odysseus in.
It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the honorees colleagues, former pupils, and friends. Kaiser, stephen mitchell, charles segal, zeph stewart, and emily vermeule. Greek mythology and poetics by nagy gregory abebooks. In terms of the odyssey as a successful nostos, the epic hero of the iliad would be ready to change places with the epic hero of the odyssey as we see in odyssey xi 488491. At the end are collected the most recent booklength studies. Festschrift for oswald szemerenyi on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The tragic and comic poet of the symposium, arion, vol. The assyrian prophecies of isaiah and the book of judith. In this online edition, the original page numbers of the print edition will be.
The concept of the hero in hellenic civilization professor gregory nagy, fall 1991, 1992, and 1993 oral literature. Concepts of the hero in archaic greek poetry baltimore. This work has established itself as a classical text in the field of new testament studies. This provocative book examines crucial philosophical questions laszlo moholynagy explored in theory and practice throughout his career. Below are some starting points for investigation, topically arranged. Anxiety, intertexts, and the miltonic memory columbus, oh. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Concepts of the hero in archaic greek poetry by gregory nagy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In homeric studies, there has been an ongoing debate centering on different ways to establish the text of homer and the different ways to appreciate. He made a transition to existential phenomenology after being a major proponent of realism, as well as president.
Why work by hand when technology holds so much promise. A virtual birthday gift presented to gregory nagy on turning seventy by his. Adopting a lifespan approach and offering a new framework to expand our understanding of the concepts of hope and resilience from a communication perspective, contributors. He is the author of the recent books greek mythology and poetics and poetry as performance. Procs of the 32nd coral gables conf by curtright, thomas l and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Francis jones professor of classical greek literature and professor of comparative literature director of the center for hellenic studies. Gregory nagy is francis jones professor of classical greek literature and professor of comparative literature at harvard university. Ohio state university press, c2014, by jacob blevins pdf at ohio state. The words epic and hero both defy generalization, let alone universalizing definitions. Gregory nagy this essay was originally published in no tapping around philology. This 2012 born digital festschrift is presented in honor of the seventieth birthday of chs director gregory nagy.
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