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Greek Studies (GK)
Professor: T. R. Nevin; Assistant Professor: G. Compton-Engle
The program in Ancient Greek is offered by the Department of Classical
and Modern Languages and Cultures.
Major and Minor Requirements
The major and minor in Greek are described on page 166. |
All GK courses are taught in the original language.
101. ELEMENTARY GREEK GRAMMAR 3 cr. Concentrated study
of the fundamentals of Greek grammar. Limited to students with no previous
study of classical Greek.
102. ELEMENTARY GREEK PROSE 3 cr. Prerequisite: GK 101
or equivalent. Passages illustrative of the general rules of Greek etymology
and syntax.
104. INTENSIVE GREEK 3-6 cr. Elementary classical and
New Testament Greek.
191-192. ELEMENTARY SUPERVISED STUDY 1-3 cr. each. Supervised
independent study of Greek at the elementary level.
212. BIBLICAL GREEK 3 cr. Use of the New Testament; essential
tendencies of Hellenistic Greek; infiltration of Semitic influence in
the New Testament text. Lexical aids to develop substantial knowledge
of New Testament vocabulary.
231. INTERMEDIATE GREEK 3 cr. Prerequisite: one year
of college Greek or its equivalent. Review of grammar and syntax with
readings from selected authors.
232. GREEK AUTHORS 3 cr. Reading from one selected author,
such as Homer, Xenophon, Plato, Lysias. Course may be repeated with a
different author.
291-292. INTERMEDIATE SUPERVISED STUDY 1-3 cr. each.
Supervised independent study of Greek at the intermediate level.
301. GREEK WRITING 3 cr. Practice in writing idiomatic
Greek prose.
320. PLATO (420) 3 cr. Selected works. Projects on Plato’s
philosophical theories.
330. GREEK HISTORICAL PROSE (430) 3 cr. Reading from
the works of some Greek historian, such as Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon.
Projects in Greek historiography. May be repeated with a different author.
340. HOMER (440) 3 cr. Selections from the Iliad or Odyssey.
Projects on the Homeric Question, Homer’s influence, the Epic Cycle.
442. GREEK LYRIC 3 cr. Personal and choral poetry from
early elegists to the Alexandrians.
450. GREEK DRAMA 3 cr. Reading from the plays of one
of the following: Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander. Projects on the origins of drama, historical
background, social and political ideas of the times. May be repeated with
a different author.
490. HISTORY OF GREEK LITERATURE 3 cr. Writings from
Homer to the Alexandrine period. Extensive readings in the major authors.
Reflection of these works in modern literature.
498. ADVANCED SUPERVISED STUDY 3 cr. Supervised study
on special topics. For advanced students. Course may be repeated with
a different subject matter.
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