Open Access to Classical Papers, the journal of Cairo University's Greek and Latin department

Classical Papers

Vol. I (1991)- XIX (2019)

Classical Papers (CP), the Journal of Cairo University's Department of Greek and Latin (founded by Taha Hussein) is now available online (open-Access: https://preview.tinyurl.com/y83dqdzf ). The volumes doesn't date back to Hussein's pioneering days, but builds upon his Legacy. It is therefore counted as one of the leading journals in Egypt's Classics.

The Historcial Context of Homer's Iliad: A Lecture in Arabic (Kuwait, 1975 or 88?)

The Historcial Context of Homer's Iliad

The You Tube hosts an extensive lecture in Arabic about the historical context of Homer's Iliad. The lecture is delivered by one of the pioneering Egyptian classicists and papyrologists; Prof. Abdellatif Ahmed Ali. It is uploaded by his son Dr. Moones Ali (Thanks, Dr. Moones, for this valuable addition). Prof. Ali took his PhD from University of Michigan in 1949. He came back to teach in Cairo University (department of Classics and History) until 1974. In this year he moved to Kuwait, where he was teaching Greek and Roman History. The lecture seems to be delivered in Kuwait in 1975 or after this year. In the calendar behind the moderator, I can see a date reading Monday 15/4/88 or 85. With a map and extensive knowledge of the Greek history and mythology, he relates the epic as well as the modern history of scholarship about it in a very interesting, sensational and lively (sometimes theatrical) manner as evidenced by the audience' laughter. Enjoy watching and hearing !

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Peter Walcot, Envy and the Greeks (1978) into Arabic

Searching the record of the NCT, I have found that "Walcot (P.)Envy and the Greeks: a study of human behaviour. Warminster: Aris & Phillips. 1978. Pp. vi + 120" was traanslated into Arabic in 1998 by now Prof. Dr. Monira Karawan of Cairo Univeristy.  How interesting !

Papyrology, Classics and Cairo University before 1952

Bloomsbury republishes the edition of Herodotus' Book II of William Gillan Waddell (1884-1945: ISNI: http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000110444762), Professor of Classics in Fuad I University (Cairo, Egypt), who participated in the 4th International Congress of Papyrologists held in Florence (Italy) between August 28 and May 2 1935.


From Bloomsbury's description of the book : http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/herodotus-book-ii-9781853991851/ [ accessed 13/3/2017]


No single-volume edition of the text has been available since that of Waddell, who brings to the book rare but thorough acquaintance with both Greek historiography and Egyptology. The edition includes text, commentary, vocabulary, an appendix on Ionic dialect and index of proper names.

Table of contents :


Preface
Sonnet: Herodotus In Egypt
Sonnet: To Herodotus
Introduction
Table Of Dynasties
Text
Notes
Appendix On The Ionic Dialect
Index Of Proper Names
Partial Index To The Grammatical Notes
Vocabulary
Map Of Egypt

No single-volume edition of the text has been available since that of Waddell, who brings to the book rare but thorough acquaintance with both Greek historiography and Egyptology. The edition includes text, commentary, vocabulary, an appendix on Ionic dialect and index of proper names. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/herodotus-book-ii-9781853991851/#sthash.ZQ0EA3Li.dpuf

No single-volume edition of the text has been available since that of Waddell, who brings to the book rare but thorough acquaintance with both Greek historiography and Egyptology. The edition includes text, commentary, vocabulary, an appendix on Ionic dialect and index of proper names. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/herodotus-book-ii-9781853991851/#sthash.ZQ0EA3Li.dpuf