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Greek myth 8: The Trojan Cycle 2
This lecture was slightly truncated due to the need to perform a SET/SEM review – a student evaluation of the module. I’ve yet to process the results, but most of the criticism seems at fi… more →
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Greek myth 8: The Trojan Cycle 2
wrote 3 weeks ago: This lecture was slightly truncated due to the need to perform a SET/SEM review – a student ev … more →
Greek Mythology - seminar 3
wrote 3 weeks ago: Incest Greek myth (and perhaps even more so Roman, if we read Ovid) was full of intra-familial union … more →
Greek Myth 7: The Trojan Cycle 1
wrote 3 weeks ago: Ok, I know it’s been a long time since I posted, even on my teaching pages. The first semester … more →
Greek myth 6: The House of Atreus
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wrote 1 month ago: One of the bloodiest chapters in Greek mythology, this myth cycle seems to be all about taboos and w … more →
Antonis Samarakis-Hope Wanted (Ζητείται Ελπίς)
wrote 1 month ago: Antonis Samarakis (1919-2003) was one of the most prominent writers of post-war Greek literature. Kn … more →
Greek Mythology - seminar 2
wrote 1 month ago: Human Sacrifice In the second of our ‘thematic’ seminars, we looked at myths of human sa … more →
Greek myth 5: The Theban cycle part 2
wrote 1 month ago: This lecture continued our exploration of the House of Labdacus, from the death of Oedipus to the sa … more →
Greek myth 4: the Theban Cycle
wrote 2 months ago: Leading on from the story of Heracles in last week’s lecture, this session looked at the begin … more →
Greek myth 3: Heracles
wrote 2 months ago: Hearcles, the son of Zeus and Alcmena, seemed like a good figure with which to take the course from … more →
Μάριος Χάκκας-Το ψαράκι της γυάλας-Marios Hakkas-The fish in the bowl
wrote 2 months ago: Marios Hakkas tells the tale of a man whose soul is divided between rebellion and compliance. Will h … more →
Greek Myth 2: Cosmogony
wrote 2 months ago: Despite my terror that I wouldn’t have enough material to fill the lecture, this ran more or l … more →
Αντώνης Σαμαράκης-Πολεμική Ιστορία
wrote 2 months ago: Από τη σειρά διηγημάτων Ζητείται Ελπίς, το διήγημα περιγράφει την ιστορία ενός παιδιού, παγιδευμένου … more →
Greek Mythology
wrote 3 months ago: Readers may notice there is a new page attached – it contains teaching materials for my new mo … more →
Γιάννης Μαρής, Χωρίς ταυτότητα, έκδ. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ, 2009
wrote 3 months ago: Είναι μια ιστορία του γνωστού Γιάννη Μαρή, μυθιστοριογράφου αστυνομικών ιστοριών, μόνο με μια διαφ … more →
MURDERING LOVE - ΕΡΩΤΑΣ ΔΟΛΟΦΟΝΟΣ - ΤΟ ΝΕΟ ΜΟΥ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ !!!
wrote 3 months ago: Αγαπημένοι μου φίλοι, το νέο μου βιβλίο με τίτλο ΕΡΩΤΑΣ ΔΟΛΟΦΟΝΟΣ έρχεται σε λίγες μέρες από τις εκδ … more →
Books for summer - ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙ
wrote 5 months ago: ΚΑΛΟ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙ ΣΕ ΟΛΟΥΣ. Πιστεύω ότι στις διακοπές όλοι θα διαβάσετε έστω και ένα βιβλίο…το κα … more →
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (INSCRIBED with drawing by illustrator, 1961)
wrote 7 months ago: Click to order Author Name: (Nikos Hadjikyriakos Ghika) KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos. Title: Odyssey: A Modern … more →
Alcaeus: Pour Perfume Over My Head
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wrote 8 months ago: Alcaeus Pour perfume over my head which has suffered a great deal, and over my grey-haired c … more →
