BA Greek

This course is specifically designed for intermediate students who have completed three semesters of Greek. In addition to strengthening skills in translation, interpretation, and textual analysis, students will encounter Greek texts in their cultural, historical, and political contexts and become familiar with scholarly commentaries. May be repeated with change in topic. Topics offered on a rotating basis of prose and poetry. The range of topics includes Homer's epic poems Iliad and Odyssey; the ethnographic writings of Herodotus; oratory in Classical Athens; and Archaic Lyric poetry by such authors as Archilochus, Alcaeus, and Sappho.