Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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An interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question.

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Transcript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-gregory-nagy-homeric-question

Timestamps:
00:00 0. Introduction
02:09  1. Homer Didn't Write, He Sang
35:44  2: The Process of Crystallization
1:05:49  3. The Panathenaic Festival
1:38:34  4. Is there Room for Genius?
1:48:18 Postscript: Arguments Against Oral Composition