GREK6104 Advanced Ancient Greek C
| Offered By | School of Cultural Inquiry |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Greek |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Topics for study may include: Homeric epic, drama (Euripides and Sophocles), historiography (Herodotos, Thucydides, Xenophon, oratory (Lysias, Demosthenes), art, architecture, Athenian society, Plato and Aristotle, Hellenistic Alexandria, New Testament, the novel. In studying the chosen text or texts and its political, social, and literary context, students continue their study of Ancient Greek language. In 2009 Semester 1 the course will be 'Revisiting the past in oral traditional epic': Homer, Iliad 1. |
| Learning Outcomes | This course aims to introduce students to the Greek of Homer's epics and to bring them to a point where they can read the epic dialect with some fluency. By the end of the semester they should be able to read and comprehend significant portions of Homer's Iliad and to handle other sections with the assistance of dictionaries and other resources. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Weekly exercises (25%) Essay (20%) Mid-semester test (15%) Final examination (40%) |
| Workload | Three hours in class; six hours of out of class |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | European Languages |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
Assumed knowledge of GREK2101/6101 or HSC Ancient Greek or equivalent; no other skills required |
| Requisite Statement |
GREK2101/6101 or equivalent |
| Corequisites |
No co-requisites |
| Incompatibility | No incompatible courses |
| Recommended Courses | No recommended courses |
| Prescribed Texts | Homer: Iliad 1 (ed. J. Harrison and R. Jordan), Duckworth |
| Preliminary Reading | No preliminary reading |
| Technology Requirements | No advanced technology needed. Some students may wish to download and use a Greek font |
| Academic Contact | Dr Elizabeth Minchin |
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