Reconstructed

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By: William Preston Harrison

This show is about restoring the pronunciation of Ancient Greek. To reproduce objectively and faithfully is quite impossible and hardly the point; our goal is rather to approach fidelity first by adhering to a roadmap laid by scholars and secondly by pronouncing with emotion and affect where needed. While our goal is to build a catalog of Greek narrations reaching back to Homer, in these first months the focus will favor Aristotle decidedly.

On the Soul § A.1 - A.2 - Aristotle
08/11/2022

Chapters 1-2 of Book A of Aristotle's On the Soul (Περὶ Ψυχῆς, De Anima).

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Apology of Socrates (Plato) – § 1 - 2
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06/28/2022

Plato's recount of Socrates' final defense before the Athenian jury. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/message


On the Soul (Aristotle) - Book 2 § 4 - 7
#3
06/28/2022

This episode features a narration from Book 2 of Aristotle's On the Soul, in which he discusses the five senses and their relation to the soul. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/message


Res Gestae (Greek) - Octavian
06/06/2022

An undated translation of Augustus Octavian's memoir, Res Gestae, originally written in Latin but here narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek (with some personal grammatical changes).

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Apology of Socrates (Xenophon)
12/25/2021

Reconstructed narration of Xenophon's Apology of Socrates.

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Against the Stepmother (Antiphon)
#1
07/15/2021

This episode features a narration of Antiphon's famous speech, which he delivered to the Athenian jurors (δικάζοντες) during the prosecution of his stepmother for the poisoning of his father and their family friend. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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On the Soul (Aristotle) - Book 2 § 4 - 6
#3
07/14/2021

This episode features a narration from Book 2 of Aristotle's On the Soul, in which he discusses the five senses and their relation to the soul. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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Odyssey (Homer) – § 1 - 3
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03/19/2021

The first three sections of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek with attempted import of Homeric Greek consonants where feasible.

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Ion (Plato) - First Half
#1
01/20/2021

The first half of Plato's Ion, narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

In this dialogue (Plato's shortest), Ion, a celebrated Homeric rhapsode, discusses with Socrates the classification of rhapsody and other audible forms of art. At first, Ion believes that his is a technical craft on the same level as medical and suchlike practices; Socrates, however, guides him by analogy to conclude that his performances are rather on account of divine providence than technical achievement. 

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On the Soul (Aristotle) - Book 2 § 1 - 3
#2
01/02/2021

The first 3 sections of Book 2 of Aristotle's On the Soul, narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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The Tablet of Cebes (Cebes) - § 1 - 9
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10/18/2020

The first nine sections of the Tablet of Cebes (κέβητος πίναξ) narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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The Art of Grammar (Dionysius Thraix)
#1
10/14/2020

Several sections ("On Grammar" to "On Verbs", inclusively) of the famous grammatical treatise "The Art of Grammar" by Dionysius Thraix. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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Politics (Aristotle) - § 1.6 - 1.8
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10/13/2020

Book One of Aristotle's Politics, sections 6, 7, and 8. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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Lacedaemonian Constitution (Xenophon) - Chapters 1-2
#1
10/05/2020

Chapters 1 and 2 of Xenophon's treatise on the Spartan political system. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/message


Helen (Euripides) - Preview
#1
10/04/2020

A preview of the tragedy Helen by Euripides (introductory part)

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Euripides - Helen (Preview)
#1
09/27/2020

The first two sections of Euripides' famous play Helen. Preview of more to come.

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Odyssey - First Rhapsody
#1
08/31/2020

The introduction and first two parts of Homer's The Odyssey.

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On the Soul (Aristotle) - Book One, Chapters 1-2
#1
08/29/2020

The first two sections of On the Soul narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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On the Soul (Aristotle) - Book One, Chapter 3
#2
08/26/2020

Section 3 of Book 1 of On the Soul, by Aristotle. In this section, Aristotle questions the relationship between the soul and motion, notably whether the soul is an entity that can move itself.

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Poetics (Aristotle) - § 1,5
#3
08/20/2020

In this episode of Reconstructed we explore the first five sections of Aristotle's Poetics.

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On the Heavens (Aristotle) - § 1.1.1 - 1.1.8
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07/26/2020

The first 8 sections of On the Heavens (Aristotle), narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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On the Heavens (Aristotle) - § 3.1 - 3.12
#2
07/24/2020

From the third book of On the Heavens by Aristotle, narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.

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