Course Description
The characteristics of Greek literature and culture, taught principally through translations of selections from Greek authors.
Athena Title
Greek Culture
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CLAS 1000, CLAS 1000H
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to recall and summarize the developments of Greek literature and culture, beginning with the time of Homer and extending into the Hellenistic period.
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to identify and explain the ways in which Greek literature reflects and engages with its historical, social, political, and cultural contexts.
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to appraise and critique the literary merit, meaning, contemporary importance, and legacy of the Greek literature (note: students read original Greek works in English translation).
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to organize and compose written work of various lengths and genres (including but not limited to essays) on topics of ancient Greek culture, including history, literature, and society.
Topical Outline
- Week 1: geographical framework
- Week 2: the Greek gods - Hesiod
- Weeks 3-4: the Greek gods - Homer
- Weeks 5-7: the Greek gods - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
- Week 8: Greek society and work - Hesiod
- Weeks 9-10: Greek women - Hesiod, Euripides and Simonides
- Week 11: Greek politics - Solon
- Weeks 12-13: Greek war - Archilochus, Tyrtaeus, Thucydides
- Weeks 14-15: Hellenistic period - Apollonius
General Education Core
CORE IV: Humanities and the Arts
Institutional Competencies
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
