Course Description
Selected Greek authors to be chosen according to the interests of students and instructor.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are required to lead seminar sessions and do a more extensive research paper.
Athena Title
Selected Greek Authors
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
1. TO IMPROVE SKILLS IN READING AND TRANSLATING GREEK TEXTS. 2. TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIETY AND CONTENT OF THE CHOSEN AUTHOR OR GENRE. 3. TO READ GREEK TEXTS IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. 4. TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEMANTIC, SYNTACTIC, GRAMMATICAL, STYLISTIC, IDEOLOGICAL, POLITICAL, RHETORICAL, AND HISTORICAL EVIDENCE IN GREEK TEXTS. 5. TO PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE GREEK AUTHORS OR GENRES READ IN THE COURSE AND TO THE DISCIPLINE OF CLASSICS. 6. STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR GRADUATE CREDIT WILL PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN CLASS ACTIVITIES AND THEIR RESEARCH PAPER WILL BE A MORE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENT.
Topical Outline
I. THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS A. BIOGRAPHY B. SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE II. THE AUTHOR OR GENRE IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT A. CHRONOLOGY B. CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS OR GENRES C. INFLUENCES III. THE TEXTS A. TRADITION B. TRANSLATION C. CONTEXT