Reconstructed
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
Chapters 1-2 of Book A of Aristotle's On the Soul (Περὶ Ψυχῆς, De Anima).
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/messageApology of Socrates (Plato) – § 1 - 2
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
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
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).
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/messageApology of Socrates (Xenophon)
Reconstructed narration of Xenophon's Apology of Socrates.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/messageAgainst the Stepmother (Antiphon)
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.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/messageOn the Soul (Aristotle) - Book 2 § 4 - 6
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/messageOdyssey (Homer) – § 1 - 3
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.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/messageIon (Plato) - First Half
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.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languages/messageOn the Soul (Aristotle) - Book 2 § 1 - 3
The first 3 sections of Book 2 of Aristotle's On the Soul, narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.
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