Classical Studies 97b (formerly *Classics 97b). Roman Culture and Civilization - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 4090
Kathleen M. Coleman
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
A study of Roman culture and civilization from the beginnings to the High Empire, employing archaeological discoveries, works of art and literature, and inscriptions.
Note: Concentrators are required to take either one or two semesters of Classical Studies 97, depending on their concentration track.
Classical Studies 152. Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 3419
Kathryn Topper
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 14
An examination of ancient Greek constructions of gender and sexuality as evidenced in the artistic, literary, and archaeological records. Topics include: interactions between the sexes (including courtship, sex, marriage, and rape); homosexuality; the social status of women; gendered space; clothing and the nude; gender and age; gender and religion; hypersexual and sexually transgressive figures.
Classical Studies 153. Justice in Antiquity - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 8435
John Kyrin Schafer
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 16
A study of ancient notions about justice. We will consider both the general question (what is justice?) and particular applications (e.g., war, crime and punishment, slavery). A wide range of texts, both philosophical and otherwise, will be read in English translation.
Classical Studies 296 (formerly Classical Philology 296). Greek Medical Literature - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 6953
Mark Schiefsky
Half course (fall term). W., 4–6.
Extensive reading of Galen and/or the Hippocratic Corpus with emphasis on methodological issues and interactions between medicine and philosophy.
Note: Knowledge of Ancient Greek desirable but not required.
*Classics 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 2350
Jeremy Rau
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Tutorial instruction for course credit (in addition to ordinary tutorial instruction) is open only to candidates for honors writing a thesis in their senior year whose applications for such instruction have been approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Note: May be counted for concentration. Divisible only with permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
*Classics 301. Reading or Topics Course
Catalog Number: 3457
Kathleen M. Coleman 2289, Emma Dench 5243 (on leave spring term), John Duffy 1352, Albert Henrichs 4085, Christopher P. Jones 3204, Christopher B. Krebs 4877 (on leave fall term), Nino Luraghi 2408 (on leave fall term), David G. Mitten 1290 (on leave spring term), Gregory Nagy 1423, Jeremy Rau 4657, Betsey A. Robinson 4361, Panagiotis Roilos 1982, Mark Schiefsky 2354, Francesca Schironi 4878, Gisela Striker 2271, R. J. Tarrant 7503 (on leave spring term), Richard F. Thomas 1630, Benjamin Tipping 4875 (on leave 2007-08), and Jan Ziolkowski 7275
Note: For graduate students whose individual needs are not met by the formal courses offered.
*Classics 302. Special Examinations Direction
Catalog Number: 2686
Kathleen M. Coleman 2289, Emma Dench 5243, John Duffy 1352, Albert Henrichs 4085, Christopher P. Jones 3204, Christopher B. Krebs 4877 (on leave fall term), Nino Luraghi 2408 (on leave fall term), David G. Mitten 1290 (on leave spring term), Gregory Nagy 1423, Jeremy Rau 4657, Betsey A. Robinson 4361, Panagiotis Roilos 1982, Mark Schiefsky 2354, Francesca Schironi 4878, Gisela Striker 2271, R. J. Tarrant 7503 (on leave spring term), Rabun Taylor 4253, Richard F. Thomas 1630, Benjamin Tipping 4875 (on leave 2007-08), Nancy Worman 5864 (spring term only), and Jan Ziolkowski 7275
*Classics 350. Classical Philology: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 4026
Richard F. Thomas 1630
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4.
Designed to introduce graduate students in Classical Philology to the essential fields, tools, and methodologies of the discipline.
Note: For first-year students working toward the PhD in Classical Philology. Open to other students by permission of instructor.
Greek Aab. Beginning Greek (Intensive)
Catalog Number: 0714
Ivy Livingston and assistants
Full course (spring term). M. through F., at 9, M., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
For students with little or no previous instruction in Greek who are seriously interested in making very rapid progress. All basic grammar of the normal first-year sequence (Greek Aa and Ab) and practice in reading prose. Students are prepared for Greek Ba or Bb.
Note: No auditors. May be taken pass/fail. Students with more than one year of formal instruction should take the placement test in September and consult with the Course Head before enrolling.
Greek Ab (formerly Greek B). Beginning Greek
Catalog Number: 0457
Ivy Livingston and assistants
Half course (spring term). Section I: M.,W.,Th.,F. at 9; and Section II: M.,W.,Th.,F. at 11. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Continuation of Greek Aa. Completion of basic grammar and reading of longer passages.
Note: No auditors. May be taken pass/fail.
Prerequisite: Greek Aa or equivalent.
Greek Ac. Review and Reading
Catalog Number: 8283
Ivy Livingston and assistants
Half course (fall term). M., W.,Th., F. at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
For students with more than one year of formal training in Greek who do not place into Greek Ba. The course will combine a review of morphology and syntax with readings from prose authors. Students are prepared for Greek Bb or Ba.
Note: No auditors. May be taken pass/fail.
Greek Ba (formerly Greek 3). Introduction to Attic Prose
Catalog Number: 4696
Ivy Livingston and assistant
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
A bridge between the study of Greek grammar and the reading of prose authors; intended to develop reading and translation skills and introduce prose styles.
Prerequisite: Greek Ab, Aab, Ac, or equivalent.
Greek Bb (formerly Greek 4). Selections from Homer’s Iliad
Catalog Number: 3361
Ivy Livingston and assistant
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
An introduction to Homeric poetry: language, meter, formulae, and type scenes.
Prerequisite: Greek Ab, Aab, Ac, or equivalent.
Greek Bbm. Introduction to Late Antique and Mediaeval/Byzantine Poetry - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 9131
Ivy Livingston
Half course (spring term). M., W., 3:30–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Greek poetry from Late Antiquity to Byzantium; study of mediaeval Greek verse forms: Homeric adaptations of the Bible, the dramatic hymns of Romanos Melodos, 7th-10th c. narrative poems about wars with Arabs, the heroic epic of Digenis Akrites, as well as versified Romance novels of the 12th c. Readings will correspond to interests of participants. Review of grammar, syntax, and linguistic developments in post-classical Greek.
Prerequisite: Greek Ba, Ac, or permission of the instructor.
*Greek 98r (formerly *Classics 98r). Junior Research Seminar: Greek Lyric
Catalog Number: 6100
Albert Henrichs
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–4.
By fostering original research and writing, this course provides advanced undergraduates with an introduction to research tools and methods. Coursework focuses on student presentations, analysis of ancient texts and discussion of critical problems. Highly recommended for students considering writing a Senior Thesis. This year’s topic will be Greek lyric poetry.
Note: Open to all qualified students, regardless of year.
[Greek K. Advanced Greek Prose Composition]
Catalog Number: 4171
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Composition in the prose style of various authors and genres, with selected readings representing the development of Greek prose and its analysis by scholars, ancient and modern.
Note: Expected to be given in 2008–09.
Prerequisite: Greek H or equivalent.
Greek 105. Attic Comedy: Aristophanes and Menander
Catalog Number: 1969
Albert Henrichs
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
An introduction to the conventions of Old and New Comedy, with emphasis on genre, performance and Athenian society. Close readings of Aristophanes’ Clouds and Menander’s Samia.
Greek 110r. Plato, Republic
Catalog Number: 6229
Mark Schiefsky
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 14
Reading of the entire Republic in translation and extensive selections in Greek, with attention to both philosophical argument and literary expression.
Greek 111. Euripides
Catalog Number: 0919
Nancy Worman
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
The course will focus on Euripides’ late plays. Readings will center on the Bacchae, which will be read in its entirety, with additional passages from other late plays (e.g., Electra, Orestes), as well as the famous passages from Aristophanes’ Frogs that represent contemporaneous reception of Euripides’ style. Topics will include Euripides’ participation in the “new music,” his use of tragicomic elements, and his dramatization of sophistic and Socratic ideas.
Greek 112a. History of Greek Literature I
Catalog Number: 3052
Francesca Schironi and assistant
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
Introduction to the literature of Archaic and early Classical Greece in its social and poetic context. Readings from Homer, Hesiod, lyric poets, and Aeschylus, with particular attention to language, genres and their conventions, performance, imagery, and myth.
Note: Classics concentrators are strongly encouraged to take this course.
Greek 112b. History of Greek Literature II
Catalog Number: 6889
Albert Henrichs and assistant
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
The fifth century and beyond: Sophocles, Euripides, historiography, comedy, philosophy, oratory, and Hellenistic poetry.
Note: Classics concentrators are strongly encouraged to take this course.
Greek 114. Homer’s The Iliad
Catalog Number: 5042
Francesca Schironi
Half course (fall term). M., W., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
An analysis of the Iliad, with a close reading of Iliad 1, 9, 22, and 24. Emphasis will be laid on three major areas; first, on Homeric diction, literary technique, and the nature of oral poetry; second, on the heroic world and its values; third, on the influence of Homer in the history of Greek civilization.
Greek 117. Hesiod’s Theogony & Works and Days - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 9083
Francesca Schironi
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 11
Introduction to Hesiod’s poetry, language and style. Extensive readings from the Theogony and the Works and Days with a focus on the context and the conventions of the didactic genre, the importance of these poems for Greek civilization, and the influence of other non-Greek traditions on Hesiod.
Greek 128. Aristotle, Rhetoric
Catalog Number: 1966
Gisela Striker
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Selections from each of the three books. Topics: rhetorical argument, court speeches (Book 1); how to influence the audience’s emotions (Book 2); style and delivery (Book 3).
Greek 134. The Language of Homer
Catalog Number: 5139
Jeremy Rau
Half course (fall term). M., W., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Essentials of Greek comparative and historical grammar, and a close reading of Iliad 1 and 3. Diachronic aspects of Homeric grammar and diction.
Latin Aab. Beginning Latin (Intensive)
Catalog Number: 7111
Ivy Livingston and assistants
Full course (fall term; repeated spring term). M., through F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 3, 12; Spring: 3, 4, 12
For students with little or no previous instruction in Latin who are seriously interested in making very rapid progress. All basic grammar of the normal first-year sequence (Latin Aa and Ab) and practice in reading prose. Students are prepared for Latin Ba, Bb, Bam, or Bbm.
Note: No auditors. May be taken pass/fail. Students with more than one year of formal instruction should take the Placement test in September or January and consult with the Course Head before enrolling.
Latin Ab (formerly Latin B). Beginning Latin
Catalog Number: 2101
Ivy Livingston and assistants
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., Th., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., Th., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Continuation of Latin Aa. Completion of basic grammar and reading of longer passages.
Note: No auditors. May be taken pass/fail.
Prerequisite: Latin Aa or equivalent.
Latin Ac. Review and Reading
Catalog Number: 7033
Ivy Livingston and assistants
Half course (fall term). M., W., Th., F. at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
For students with more than one year of formal training in Latin who do not place into Latin Ba. The course will combine a review of morphology and syntax with readings from prose authors. Students are prepared for Latin Ba or Bb.
Note: No auditors. May be taken pass/fail.
Latin Ba (formerly Latin 3). Latin Prose Selections (Classical)
Catalog Number: 2344
Ivy Livingston and assistant
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
A bridge between the study of Latin grammar and the reading of prose authors; intended to develop reading and translation skills and introduce prose styles. The readings are short selections from a variety of genres by authors such as Cicero, Pliny, Nepos, Sallust, and Petronius.
Note: Latin Ba and Bam are entended to be equivalent in difficulty and require identical background (Latin Aa and Ab, Latin Aab, or the equivalent). Students may take either Ba or Bam for degree credit; they are not allowed to take both courses simultaneously or consecutively.
Prerequisite: Latin Ab, Aab, Ac, or equivalent.
Latin Bam (formerly Latin 3m). Latin Prose Selections (Late Antique and Medieval)
Catalog Number: 7123
Jan Ziolkowski and assistant
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
Begins with a review of fundamentals. Aims at increased facility in reading Latin, through a study of selected post-classical prose texts and authors such as the Vulgate Bible, Augustine, and Abelard.
Note: Latin Ba and Latin Bam are intended to be equivalent in difficulty and to require identical background (Latin Aa and Ab, Latin Aab, or the equivalent). Students may take either Ba or Bam for degree credit; they are not allowed to take both courses simultaneously or consecutively.
Prerequisite: Latin Ab, Aab, Ac, or equivalent.
Latin Bb (formerly Latin 4). Introduction to Latin Poetry (Classical)
Catalog Number: 2488
Ivy Livingston and assistant
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Reading of selections of Latin poetry and introduction to meter.
Note: Latin Bb and Latin Bbm are intended to be equivalent in difficulty and to require identical background (Latin Ab, Aab, or Ac, or the equivalent). Students may take either Bb or Bbm for degree credit; they are not allowed to take both courses simultaneously or consecutively.
Prerequisite: Latin Ab, Aab, Ac, or equivalent.
Latin Bbm (formerly Latin 4m). Introduction to Latin Poetry (Late Antique and Medieval)
Catalog Number: 2096
Jan Ziolkowski and assistant
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Selections from epic and lyric.
Note: Latin Bb and Latin Bbm are intended to be equivalent in difficulty and to require identical background (Latin Ba, Latin Bam, or the equivalent). Students may take either Bb or Bbm for degree credit; they are not allowed to take both courses simultaneously or consecutively.
Prerequisite: Latin Ab, Aab, Ac, or equivalent.
Latin 98r (formerly Classics 98r). Junior Research Seminar: Seneca’s Prose - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 2124
Ivy Livingston
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
By fostering original research and writing, this course provides advanced undergraduates with an introduction to research tools and methods. Coursework focuses on student presentations, analysis of ancient texts, and discussion of critical problems. Highly recommended for students considering writing a Senior Thesis. This year’s topic will be Seneca’s prose.
Note: Open to all qualified students, regardless of year.
Latin K. Advanced Latin Prose Composition
Catalog Number: 5018
Christopher B. Krebs and assistant
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6.
Exercise in the prose style of different authors and periods, working within various subject-areas and genres. As a guide to composition, we will read and analyze illustrative passages from major authors, including Cato, Cicero, Sallust, Livy, Seneca, and Tacitus, as well as some distinctive styles in lesser-known authors; we will also consult discussions of rhetoric and prose style by theorists such as Cicero, Seneca, and Quintilian.
Latin 105. Pliny
Catalog Number: 0939
Kathleen M. Coleman
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
Selections from the letters of the younger Pliny, comprising private correspondence and letters exchanged between Pliny and the emperor Trajan. Emphasis is laid upon full comprehension of Pliny’s language and style. Questions to be explored include: the development of letters as a literary genre in Antiquity; Pliny’s representation of contemporary life and events, including the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79; written communication as an instrument of government; and Pliny’s presentation of himself.
Latin 106b. Virgil: Aeneid
Catalog Number: 7069
Richard F. Thomas
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Reading and discussion of Virgil’s Aeneid, with attention to its place in the epic tradition and its status as a work of Augustan literature.
Latin 107. Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura
Catalog Number: 4960
Mark Schiefsky
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 14
Readings from the De Rerum Natura with attention to both Epicurean philosophy and its poetic expression. The emphasis will be on atomism as a unified system for understanding the universe and attaining happiness.
Latin 112a. History of Latin Literature I
Catalog Number: 7099
R. J. Tarrant and assistant
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
The literature of the Republic and early Augustan period. Reading of extensive selections from the major authors, with lectures and discussion on the evolution and development of Latin prose and poetry. The course focuses on a variety of issues: Latin individuality through manipulation of inherited Greek forms, metrical and stylistic developments, evolving poetics, intertextuality and genre renewal, dynamic effects of social and political contexts.
Note: Classics concentrators are strongly encouraged to take this course.
Latin 112b. History of Latin Literature II
Catalog Number: 7643
John Kyrin Schafer
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Readings from the literature of the early Empire, with an emphasis upon genre, style, and social/historical context.
Note: Classics concentrators are strongly encouraged to take this course.
Latin 115a (formerly Latin 115). Tacitus
Catalog Number: 7536
Christopher P. Jones
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Reading of Tacitus, Histories Book I and Annals Book IV, with attention to style and language, to Tacitus’ presentation of characters and events, and to his conception of the historian’s task.
Latin 129. Latin Epigraphy - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 1088
Kathleen M. Coleman
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Introduction to the study of Latin inscriptions from across the Empire, including texts inscribed, etched, or painted on clay, metal, glass, wood, and plaster, as well as stone. Texts to be studied range from official documents (e.g., decrees of the senate, colonial charters, market-timetables) to epitaphs, “lost and found” notices, amatory graffiti, etc. Students will learn how to transcribe, supplement, and translate these texts, and interpret them within their political and social context.
Latin 130. Cicero, Tusculans Book V - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 6621
Gisela Striker
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
A close study of the book that might well serve as an introduction to Hellenistic ethics for non-philosophers.
Latin 131. Ovid, Heroides - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 9979
Kathleen M. Coleman
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
Selections from the Heroides of Ovid, verse-letters purportedly by famous heroines of mythology to their (usually faithless) lovers; some of the poems are paired with the lover’s “reply.” Emphasis is laid upon full comprehension of Ovid’s language, meter, and style. Questions to be explored include the relation of the Heroides to the rest of Ovid’s poetry, the reflection of “feminine psychology,” and the role of this corpus of myth in Augustan literature and art.
[Latin 134. Archaic Latin]
Catalog Number: 1327
Jeremy Rau
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Essentials of Latin comparative and historical grammar, with readings of early Latin inscriptions, legal texts, and selections from Livius Andronicus, Plautus, Ennius, and Cato.
Note: Expected to be given in 2008–09.
Classical Philology 229. Ancient Literary Criticism - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 1266
Nancy Worman
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
This seminar will address ancient Greek and Latin ideas about the themes, arguments, and style of poetry and prose. Readings will include Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, “Demetrius,” Cicero, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Horace, Quintilian, and “Longinus.”
Classical Philology 237. Sallust
Catalog Number: 5228
Christopher B. Krebs
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
In-depth analysis of problems relating to Sallust’s works and their cultural and literary background. Topics will include: the prologues; the digressions; Sallust’s idea of history; metaphors in Sallust; Sallust and Cicero; Thucydides’ influence on Sallust; Tacitus’ reception of Sallust.
Classical Philology 242. Catullus - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 3064
Richard F. Thomas
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4.
Explores Catullus in his literary, historical and social contexts, with a focus on his place in the various Greek and Roman traditions of which he is a part.
Classical Philology 263 (formerly Classics 263). Homer
Catalog Number: 8444
Gregory Nagy
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4.
Studies in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Topics of special interest will include the reception of Homer in classical Athens and in Hellenistic Alexandria and Pergamon.
Classical Philology 270 (formerly Classics 270). Horace, Odes
Catalog Number: 4724
R. J. Tarrant
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4.
Reading and discussion of Horace’s lyric poetry, considered both in itself and in relation to Greek and Roman literary traditions, Horace’s other works, and its historical context.
Classical Archaeology 131. Introduction to Greek Art and Archaeology, ca. 1200-300 BCE - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 4150
David G. Mitten
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
The origins and development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and painting; the growth of cities and sanctuaries; religious mythological and narrative art, including monumental painting, mosaics, and vase-painting. The development of archaeological research in Greek lands; current problems, such as the nature of Greek relationships with non-Greek peoples, and the Macedonian tombs.
Classical Archaeology 137. Ancient Italian Wall Painting - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 2296
Kathryn Topper
Half course (fall term). M., W., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
An introduction to the painting of ancient Etruria, Rome, and South Italy. We will examine the major styles, themes, and architectural contexts of the paintings, as well as the intersection of ancient painting and literature.
Classical Archaeology 150. Greek Sculpture in Color - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 2822
Susanne Ebbinghaus
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Examines prominent examples of ancient statuary and architectural sculpture from the first large-scale works in stone to the art of imperial Athens and monuments created for foreign rulers in the Hellenistic period and, ultimately, in Rome. Using archaeological and literary evidence, we will investigate contexts of creating and viewing, copying and imitating, and attempt to disentangle ancient from modern notions of Classical sculpture. Recent reconstructions of the sculptures’ original, colored surfaces will receive special attention.
Classical Archaeology 151. Ancient Landscapes
Catalog Number: 0641
Betsey A. Robinson
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
In search of ancient Mediterranean landscapes, we range from city to countryside, and from garden grottoes to sacred mountains. From classical Greece through the Roman imperial period, we explore human responses to the natural world through studies in art and literature, archaeology, and cultural geography. Topics include pictorial landscapes and multi-media installations, modes of representation (e.g., allegorical vs. documentary), and intersections between real and imagined landscapes, geography, and tourism.
Classical Archaeology 160. Ancient Greek Vase Painting and Iconography - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 5460
Kathryn Topper
Half course (spring term). M., W., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
An introduction to the painted pottery of the Greek world from the tenth to fourth centuries B.C. We will consider topics such as stylistic development, trade, and economic value, but our primary focus will be the questions raised by the imagery: What is represented? What do the images tell us about ancient life and thought? How do the images relate to other forms of representation--in the visual arts, in literature, and in the theater?
Medieval Greek 185. Workshop in Greek Palaeography
Catalog Number: 3271
John Duffy
Half course (fall term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
A practical introduction to medieval Greek handwriting and manuscripts, tracing the main developments of Greek scripts from the uncial of fourth century texts to scholarly hands of the sixteenth century. Special emphasis on practical skills. Participants will learn to distinguish the major styles of handwriting, to recognize the most common abbreviations and ligatures, and to read with some facility minuscule hands, especially those of the eleventh-sixteenth century. Manuscripts of Classical, Christian, and Byzantine authors explored.
Modern Greek B. Intermediate Modern Greek: Language and Civilization
Catalog Number: 8187
Panagiotis Roilos and assistant
Full course. Fall: M., W., F., at 11; Spring: M., at 5, F., 5–7 p.m. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 4; Spring: 9
Aims at further development of skills in speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Selected readings in prose (literary and journalistic), poetry, folksongs, modern music, and theater serve as an introduction to aspects of modern Greek literature and culture. The second term is conducted in Greek and focuses on topics selected by the instructor and the students in the first term. Grammar is reviewed in the context of readings.
Prerequisite: An elementary knowledge of modern Greek (equivalent to that of Modern Greek A).
*Modern Greek 100. Advanced Modern Greek: Introduction to Modern Greek Literature
Catalog Number: 8487
Panagiotis Roilos
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Close literary and linguistic analysis of selected readings in prose, theater, poetry, and folksongs.
Note: Conducted in Greek.
Prerequisite: Modern Greek B or equivalent and permission of instructor.
Modern Greek 145 (formerly Comparative Literature 145). Dreams and Literature - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 8412
Panagiotis Roilos
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Against the dual background of ancient and medieval commentaries on the one hand, and modern psychoanalytic and ethnographic studies on the other, diverse literary texts will be explored. The major focus will be on Greek literature, but examples from other European literatures will also be considered (including film). Major topics: typology of dreams; dreams as narratives; dreaming and writing; religious dimensions. Theoretical readings to include: Aristotle, Aelius Aristides, Artemidorus, Synesius of Cyrene; Freud, Jung, Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Lyotard.
Note: Students who have previously taken Comparative Literature 145, Dreams and Literature, may not take this course for credit.