Kirk Ormand
Oberlin College, Classsics, Faculty Member
- Classics, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Archaic Greece, Hesiod, Hesiodic Hoiai, and 19 moreMarriage In Greek Literature, Prehistoric Archaeology, Greek Tragedy, Queer Theory (Literature), Sophocles, Cross-dressing in Literature, History of Sexuality, Ancient Greek Novel, Greek Drama (Tragedy and Comedy), Women in ancient Greece, Michel Foucalt, Roman and Greek Sexuality, Women in Greek Tragedy, Hesiodic Poetry, Theognis, Nicole Loraux, Women in Greek Myth, Lambda CC, and Greek and Roman Sexualitiesedit
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Celebrated scholar John J. Winkler's final book, which was left in a nearly-finished state on Winkler's death in 1990. David Halperin and I have edited the manuscript, updated the notes and bibliography, and secured most of the images... more
Celebrated scholar John J. Winkler's final book, which was left in a nearly-finished state on Winkler's death in 1990. David Halperin and I have edited the manuscript, updated the notes and bibliography, and secured most of the images that Jack originally wanted included in the monograph. Available now from Princeton University Press.
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Posting the TOC of the 2nd edition of my book, from the U. of Texas Press (2018); the new edition has 2 additional chapters (on Greek vase painting and Roman objects and wall paintings), in addition to some updated bibliography and minor... more
Posting the TOC of the 2nd edition of my book, from the U. of Texas Press (2018); the new edition has 2 additional chapters (on Greek vase painting and Roman objects and wall paintings), in addition to some updated bibliography and minor changes throughout.
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This book explores the representation of the gods in Greek hexameter poetry in its many forms, including epic, hymnic and didactic poetry, from the archaic period to late antiquity. Its twenty-five chapters, written by an international... more
This book explores the representation of the gods in Greek hexameter poetry in its many forms, including epic, hymnic and didactic poetry, from the archaic period to late antiquity. Its twenty-five chapters, written by an international team of experts, trace a broad historical arc, reflecting developments in religious thought and practice, and ongoing philosophical and literary-critical engagement with the nature and representation of the divine and the relationship between humans and gods.
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Table of Contents (only) uploaded here.
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Sample chapter uploaded here; the rest of the book consists of individual chapters on the Trachiniae, Electra, Antigone, Ajax and OT followed by a brief epilogue.
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Please note that the article is available via open access at the link provided.
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This essay examines the way that the "plot of Zeus" to reduce the human population -- and bring an end to the age of heroes -- plays out in the fragments of the Hesiodic *Catalogue of Women*. In particular, I argue that the *Catalogue*... more
This essay examines the way that the "plot of Zeus" to reduce the human population -- and bring an end to the age of heroes -- plays out in the fragments of the Hesiodic *Catalogue of Women*. In particular, I argue that the *Catalogue* occupies a middle position between that of the *Theogony* and *Works and Days*, in terms of the human perspective of events, in that it both shows the Gods' inscrutable plans, and demonstrates mortals' failure to understand them.
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Link will take you to the essay on JSTOR.
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Link will take you to BMCR Review on line.