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Course Description:
In this course we read selections from
Euripides' Medea and from Thucydides' History of
the Peloponnesian War in the original Greek, at the rate
of 40-60 lines per class. Running Vocabularies in the text
provide assistance in translation, and links to on-line
resources help with morphological (form) analysis.
Daily assignments of vocabulary memorization and verbal constructions
help students consolidate and expand their knowledge of ancient Greek.
Daily discussions of language, themes, and (for Thucydides)
historical events introduce students to the analysis and
understanding of ancient Greek texts.
The aims of the course are
threefold:
1. mastery of ancient Greek
2. development of skills in literary and historical
analysis
3. introduction to major aspects of ancient Greek history
and culture
At the end of this course, students
will be prepared for advanced courses in the language,
literature, and history of the ancient Greeks, and they will
have achieved a solid, basic knowledge of ancient Greek
language and culture.
Course
Textbooks (available at Atticus Bookstore):
The Intellectual Revolution
(J. A. C. T. Greek Course)
This is the major course textbook.
Oxford Grammar
(Author Greek Course)
This book blah blah.
Oxford
Dictionary (Author Greek Course)
This book blah blah.
If you are planning to continue learning
ancient Greek after this course, I recommend that you purchase Liddell-Scott-Jones
Greek Lexicon (abridged or intermediate) instead.
Students may also wish to consult BestBookBuys.com
for reduced-price copies of the course textbooks. Link here for Intellectual
Revolution, Oxford
Grammar, Oxford
Dictionary, LSJ
Abridged, LSJ
Intermediate.
Course
Requirements:
Attendance and Daily Preparation
Daily Quizzes, Hour Exams, Final Exam
link
here for details
Class
Schedule
Euripides
(first half of course)
Thucydides
(second half of course)
last updated 1/31/04
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