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Intermediate Greek I


Course Description

Review of Classical Attic Greek grammar, as needed, plus selected readings in Herodotus and Euripides.


Athena Title

Intermediate Greek I


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in GREK 2001W


Prerequisite

GREK 1002 or GREK 2060


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO TRANSLATE CLASSICAL GREEK PROSE AND TRAGEDY. COURSE WORK WILL CONSIST OF DAILY TRANSLATION, BOTH PREPARED AND AT SIGHT. STUDENTS WILL ALSO READ SOME SECONDARY LITERATURE ABOUT THE WORKS BEING TRANSLATED AND WILL HAVE SOME WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS.


Topical Outline

WEEKS 1-8: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM BOOKS 1-6 OF HERODOTOS' HISTORIES WEEKS 9-15: TRANSLATION OF ONE COMPLETE TRAGEDY BY EURIPIDES. TRANSLATION ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY WEEKLY QUIZZES AND PERIODIC TESTS.


General Education Core

CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture

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