Course Description
Selected Greek elegy and lyric, with attention to its political and social background, and to the relation of these literary types to epic and dramatic poetry.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are required to direct seminar sessions and write more extensive research papers
Athena Title
Greek Lyric Poets
Prerequisite
GREK 2001 or GREK 2001W or GREK 2003 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
TO TEACH THE STUDENTS TO READ THE POETRY OF THE ARCHAIC AND EARLY CLASSICAL PERIOD; TO EMPHASIZE THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF GENRES AND THE CONTINUITY OF THEMES AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL STYLES OF THESE AUTHORS; TO FAMILIARIZE STUDENTS WITH THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THIS POETRY. TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY MERIT, MEANING, AND IMPORTANCE OF GREEK LYRIC POETRY, AND TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECT OF LYRIC POETRY AND TO THE DISCIPLINE OF CLASSICS. FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES, TO LEARN THE RESEARCH TOOLS FOR STUDYING GREEK LYRIC POETRY.
Topical Outline
I. INTRODUCTION TO DIALECTS II. READINGS IN: ARCHILOCHUS, SEMONIDES, SOLON, SAPPHO, ALCAEUS, ANACREON, XENOPHANES, THEOGNIS, HIPPONAX, SIMONIDES, BACCHYLIDES III. CONSIDERATION OF LITERARY GENRES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT; CONSIDERATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THESE POEMS AND THEIR SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS.
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