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GREK2106 Advanced Ancient Greek E

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Cultural Inquiry
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Greek
Offered in Second Semester, 2012
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.

Learning Outcomes
  • students will increase their ability to read Ancient Greek with pleasure and understanding: some texts at sight, any texts with the aid of dictionaries, grammars, translations, and textual notes.
  • students will become acquainted with a particular author or set of authors, the world they lived in, and the literary genre in question.
  • students will have reviewed and extended their understanding of the grammatical constructions of Ancient Greek; and they will have extended their Ancient Greek vocabulary.
Indicative Assessment

Exercises (20%), 2,500 words essay (25%), mid-semester test (15%) and final examination (40%).

Workload

Three hours in class per week for 39 hours

Assumed Knowledge and
Required Skills
Assumed knowledge of GREK2101 or HSC Ancient Greek or equivalent; no other skills required
Requisite Statement

GREK2101 Intermediate Ancient Greek, or HSC level Ancient Greek, or permission of Convener.

Corequisites GREK2101 or equivalent; no co-requisites
Technology Requirements No advanced technology needed. Some students may wish to download and use a Greek font
Majors/Specialisations Classics, Ancient Greek, and Ancient History
Academic Contact Dr Elizabeth Minchin

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