Courses in Greek (Division 385) Fall Term, 2000 (September 6 – December 22) Take me to the Fall Term '00 Time Schedule for Greek. To see what has been added to or changed in Greek this week go to What's New This Week. Search the LS&A Course Guide (Advanced Search Page) Greek (Ancient) 101. Elementary Greek. Elementary Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Benjamin Acosta-Hughes (bacosta@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Graduate students should elect the course as Greek 502. (4). (LR). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. In combination with Greek 102, this is the first half of a year-long introduction to ancient Greek and is designed to prepare students for the reading of Greek texts. Greek 101 concentrates on fifth-century B.C. Attic Greek which was the language of the "golden age" of Athens. The Greek language of that time and place represents a cultural and linguistic central point from which students can pursue their own interests within a wide range of Greek literature which extends from the Homeric epics to the Byzantine era and which includes the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods as well as the koine Greek of the New Testament. The purpose of the course is to develop the fundamentals of the language so that these fundamentals can then be applied to whatever area of ancient Greek students wish to pursue. Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 4 Greek (Ancient) 101. Elementary Greek. Elementary Courses Section 002. Instructor(s): Derek Collins (dbcollin@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Graduate students should elect the course as Greek 502. (4). (LR). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. In combination with Greek 102, this is the first half of a year-long introduction to ancient Greek and is designed to prepare students for the reading of Greek texts. Greek 101 concentrates on fifth-century B.C. Attic Greek which was the language of the "golden age" of Athens. The Greek language of that time and place represents a cultural and linguistic central point from which students can pursue their own interests within a wide range of Greek literature which extends from the Homeric epics to the Byzantine era and which includes the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods as well as the koine Greek of the New Testament. The purpose of the course is to develop the fundamentals of the language so that these fundamentals can then be applied to whatever area of ancient Greek students wish to pursue. Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 4 Greek (Ancient) 301. Second-Year Greek. Elementary Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): H. Don Cameron (hdcamero@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Greek 102. The language requirement is satisfied with the successful completion of both Greek 301 <i>and</i> 302. Graduate students should elect the course as Greek 507. (4). (LR). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. This course is the first half of the second-year ancient Greek language sequence. Emphasis will be put upon reading Greek prose texts (e.g., Xenophon, Herodotus, Lysias, Plato); upon linguistic and grammatical skills; and upon translation and comprehension. Its sequel is Greek 302 (Winter term), in which poetry is read (Homer). Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 4 Greek (Ancient) 307/ACABS 307. The Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke. Elementary Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Traianos Gagos (traianos@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Greek 101 and 102; and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. This course is part of the second year of the ancient Greek language sequence. Students can elect it as an alternative or in addition to Greek 301 or in addition to Greek 302. Rather than focusing on the gospels of Mark and Matthew, this course is designed to introduce students to Koine Greek texts such as the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament), the New Testament (the Synoptic Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of St. Paul), hagiographical biographies, martyrologies, etc. The choice of text(s) is at the discretion of the instructor. The purpose of this course is to read accurately koine texts. Emphasis will be placed upon the key-features of koine Greek, especially as those differ from Attic Greek morphology and syntax; upon linguistic and grammatical skills; and upon translation and comprehension. One midterm and one final exam as well as regular participation in class will determine the course grade. Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 4 Greek (Ancient) 401. Readings in Classical Greek Prose. Intermediate Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): John Pedley (jpedley@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Greek 302. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of nine credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. We will concentrate on translation, comprehension, and explication of Herodotus or Thucydides. Course requirements: an hour exam at midterm, a final exam, and a paper some 5-10 pp. in length. Cost: 1 Waitlist Code: 3 Greek (Ancient) 436. Herodotus. Advanced Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): K. A. Garbrah (kagarbra@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Greek 301 and 302. (3). (Excl). Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. No Description Provided Greek (Ancient) 499. Supervised Reading. Advanced Courses Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). May not be included in a concentration plan in Greek Language and Literature or Classical Languages and Literatures. (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit. Credits: (1-4). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. Regular reports and conferences required. Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. Greek (Ancient) 515. Euripides. Advanced Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Benjamin Acosta-Hughes (bacosta@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Greek 302. (3). (Excl). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. This course will provide students an opportunity to work closely with the three "romance' tragedies of Euripides, the IT, the Helen, and the Ion. We will begin our discussion of the three plays with some theoretical framework (particularly Northrop Frye's Secular Scripture), and will then turn to three Euripidean dramas which both challenge and help to define many of our assumptions of "tragic" and "tragedy". The course will combine close reading with thematic discussion of, i.a., the heritage of Homer's Odyssey, scope and function of recognition scenes, the place of humor in tragedy, Euripidean monody, and paratragedy in Aristophanes. Course requirements, besides regular attendance and participation, include three short translation exams and a final paper (15-20 pages). Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 4 Greek (Ancient) 556. Greek Philosophical Literature I. Advanced Courses Section 001 – Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics. Instructor(s): Sara Rappe (rappe@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Greek 302. (3). (Excl). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. In this course, we will look at the major schools of Hellenistic philosophy: Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics. The purpose of the course is to help students become familiar with the sources, texts, and secondary literature for the study of Hellenistic philosophy. A secondary aspect of the course is to relate the study of Hellenistic philosophy to the study of Hellenistic or Late Antique literature. Our texts will be: The Hellenistic Philosophers, A.A. Long, D.N. Sedley. Cambridge University Press, 1987. Ethics and Action in Early Stoicism. Brad Inwood; Other texts are: Cicero's Academica, Philodemus' De pietate, and parts of Plutarch's Contradictions of the Stoics. Requirements include: Essay midterm exam, oral presentation on a philosophical topic, and a paper exploring the relationship between philosophy and literature in this period. Cost: 3 Waitlist Code: 4 Greek (Ancient) 591. History of Greek Literature, Homer to Sophocles. Advanced Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Ruth Scodel (rscodel@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: 20 credits of Greek. (3). (Excl). Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. A survey of the development of Greek literature from the beginning to the Periclean Age, including epic, lyric, tragedy (Aeschylus and Sophocles), and the beginnings of philosophy and historiography. Lectures and assigned readings. Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. Greek (Ancient) 599. Supervised Reading in Greek. Advanced Courses Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit. Credits: (1-4). Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted. Regular reports and conferences required. Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. This page was created at 7:06 PM on Wed, Mar 15, 2000. 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