Greek Courses

The grammar, reading, and translation of Classical Attic Greek.

The grammar, reading, and translation of Classical Attic Greek, continued from Elementary Greek I.

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

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

This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course…

Selected readings in Homer and Plato.

Introduction to reading Greek literature through selected major authors (prose, poetry, or both) and, as needed, review of Classical Attic Greek grammar.

The pronunciation, grammar, reading, and translation of Classical Attic Greek.

A continuation of Intensive Elementary Greek I.

Selections from the Iliad and/or the Odyssey.

Study of Hesiod's two surviving poems, the Theogony and the Works and Days, with special attention to the relationship of his language and religious thinking to that of Homer.

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.

The Persian and Peloponnesian wars through selected readings.

Aeschylus' plays, with emphasis on his theology and special uses of the Greek language.

Sophocles' plays, with emphasis on the poet's religious and humanistic values and his dramatic style.

Euripides' plays, with emphasis on the poet's dramatic style and his treatment of social, political, and religious themes.

Selected comedies of Aristophanes. Emphasis is placed on language, style, and thought, and on the generic characteristics of Greek Old Comedy.

Selected comedies of Aristophanes. Emphasis is placed on language, style, and thought, and on the generic characteristics of Greek Old Comedy.

This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing writing…

Students will read through selections from the Greek New Testament or Septuagint in Greek. While attention will be given to issues of interpretation, the course will focus on Greek translation, grammar, and syntax.

Crosslisted with RELI 4089/6089.

The dialogues of Plato. Emphasis is placed on the language, style, and philosophical thought of Plato.

Orations drawn from the works of Demosthenes, Lysias, and Aeschines, with emphasis on the function and techniques of persuasion in oratory and on the political and social contexts of these orations.

The positions of Greek and Latin within the Indo-European language family with special attention to the phonological evolution of both Greek and Latin from Proto-Indo-European.

Cross-listed with LATN 4150/6150 and LING 4150/6150.

Selected Greek authors to be chosen according to the interests of students and instructor.

Selected Greek authors to be chosen according to the interests of students and instructor.

Systematic study and review of advanced Greek grammar through translation exercises from English into Greek

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

Intensive readings and research in Greek literature and pertinent critical readings; the topic examined will be determined by the student's prior training and interests.