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Intensive Translation II


Course Description

The development of Greek prose through the second century C.E. Philosophical, historical, medical forensic, and narrative will be read and discussed. This is a translation course from Greek to English.


Athena Title

Intensive Translation II


Prerequisite

Graduate student standing or permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will acquire an overview of the development of Greek prose from its beginnings to the second Century C.E.
  • Students will acquire familiarity with a broad range of uses for prose, in accordance with the topical outline below.
  • Students will improve their technical understanding of, and ability to translate, Greek from various genres and historical periods.
  • Students will increase their familiarity with the conventions of classical studies and improve their research skills.

Topical Outline

  • 1. Herodotus, The Histories
  • 2. Thucydides, The Peloponneisan War
  • 3. Plato, The Apology of Socrates
  • 4. Gorgias, Funeral Oration, Palamedes
  • 5. Lysias, On the Murder of Eratosthenes
  • 6. Andocides, On the Mysteries
  • 7. Demosthenes, Against Conon
  • 8. Greek Medicine
  • 9. Lucian, True History
  • 10. The Greek Novel

Syllabus


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