Course Description

Selected readings in Homer and Plato.

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Athena Title

INTERMEDIATE GRK II

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Prerequisite

GREK 2001 or GREK 2001W or permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO TRANSLATE CLASSICAL GREEK PROSE AND EPIC POETRY. 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.

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Topical Outline

WEEKS 1-8: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM ONE OR MORE PLATONIC DIALOGUES. WEEKS 9-15: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM THE ILIAD OR ODYSSEY. TRANSLATION ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY WEEKLY QUIZZES AND PERIODIC TESTS.

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General Education Core

CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture

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