Applications are now open for the Summer School in Homer 2025 (onsite and online with hybrid teaching) which will take place from Monday 28 July – to Friday 1 August 2025.
The Summer School offers five days of intensive teaching of Homeric language and literature. There will be four language or literature classes each day as well as lectures, talks and roundtables, between 10.30 and 16.30. The course is not residential.
Teaching will be generally in groups of 15-20 people which, as far as possible, comprise students of roughly the same level of experience (beginners, intermediate or advanced). The style of teaching is friendly, but demanding: a lot of work is expected from students during the School, but they should find the whole experience both stimulating and valuable. Some classes concentrate chiefly on reading texts, while others offer a mixture of grammar and translation practice. Our tutors include some of the most experienced and talented teachers of Classics in the London area and beyond.
We will be offering the following classes:
- Homeric Greek (all levels: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced)
- Homer in Translation
- Homeric Papyri
- Comparative Literature and Homer
- Ancient Philosophy and Homer
- Gender and Feminist Reception in Homer
- The Victorian Homer
The deadline for applications is Monday 21 July 2025.
Further information can be found on the website or by contacting the Director of the Summer School, Dr Antony Makrinos at homersummerschool@ucl.ac.uk. The application form is available here.
Note: this is a fee-paying event run by an organisation which is not affiliated to, or funded by, the Classical Association