Gregory Nagy
Gregory Nagy (Hungarian: Nagy Gergely, pronounced [ˈnɒɟ ˈgɛrgɛj]; born October 22, 1942, in Budapest) is an American professor of Classics at Harvard University, specializing in Homer and archaic Greek poetry. Nagy is known for extending Milman Parry and Albert Lord's theories about the oral composition-in-performance of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Gregory Nagy | |
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| Born | October 22, 1942 Budapest, Hungary |
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| Alma mater | Indiana University Harvard University |
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| Discipline | Philology |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Greek literature |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Main interests | Homer |
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