Team-taught with Denis Feeney.

The general aim of the seminar is to explore the range and variety of Greek and Roman texts that speak about the nature of literature/poetry, its workings, and the role it plays in society. We will ask how far such discourse constitutes a coherent tradition, keeping in mind recent claims that “ancient…

The aim of this course is to gain close familiarity with the imagination and artistry of Homer's Iliad, surely one of the most enduring masterpieces of Greek literature. To that end, we will read a substantial amount in Greek, the rest in English translation, with attention to the epic language, structure, themes, conventions and…