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GRE 102      Basic Greek II

Kassandra Miller

M T W Th 12:00 pm-12:50 pm

OLIN 302

FL

FLLC

 The second semester of this two-semester sequence is designed for students with no experience with ancient Greek (or other ancient languages) to read authors such as Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, and Herodotus in the original language. Regular grammatical exercises and drills will be combined with an emphasis on developing skills for translating, reading, and interpreting Greek literature, with longer passages from classical authors as the semester continues. Students who complete this sequence will be prepared to enroll in Greek 201: Intermediate Greek the following year.

Class size: 16

 

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GRE 202      Euripides' Alcestis

Kassandra Miller

M  W    1:30 pm-2:50 pm

OLIN 107

FL

FLLC

 A close examination of Euripides’ tragicomic play Alcestis, which treats such themes as gender dynamics, the nature of sacrifice, and the possibility of cheating death. We will read extensive passages in ancient Greek and discuss the entire play in English translation. Along the way, we will also also review essential points of grammar and syntax, investigate poetic meters, and develop an understanding of the social and political environment in Classical Athens. For students at the intermediate level in ancient Greek.

Class size: 12

 

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GRE 203  Greek Exegesis

Bruce Chilton

T  Th   11:50 am-12:50 pm

OLIN 304

(2 credits)             This courses introduces students with prior familiarity in Greek to the translation and exegesis of texts in the New Testament, the Septuagint, Philo, and Justin Martyr. 

Class size: 10

 

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GRE 312      Homer's Iliad

James Romm

Time and Days TBD

FL

 In this course we will read large selections from Homer’s Iliad, which ancient Greeks considered their oldest and most important literary document and whose resonances today –especially its themes of trauma, loss, bravery, and forgiveness amidst the fog of war – are just as powerful. Students will develop their reading fluency in Homeric Greek while exploring a range of critical approaches to Homer, including theories of its composition and transmission (the so-called “Homeric Question”), questions about narrative, storytelling, and description, gender relations, the role of the gods in the poem, and Iliad’s place in the history of epic. Over the course of the semester, students will hone their research skills in Classics by developing and writing a research paper. Prerequisite: Greek 201/202 or permission of the instructor. 

Class size: 15