| Course Title: Elementary Greek: Homer's Iliad |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course introduces the ancient Greek language and epic meter through the study of the Iliad. The grammar of the Iliad, originally an oral poem, is relatively uncomplicated, so that by the middle of the first semester students will begin to read the poem in Greek. By the end of the year they will have read a portion of Iliad, Book I. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Paula Debnar | 413-538-2873 | pdebnar@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Fourth Hour of Class | Friday | 08:30AM - 09:20AM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 20 | Available: 8 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Homeric Greek Author: Pharr, Clyde Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780806141640 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press |
Required | 34.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop South Hadley |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: NOTE 1: Be sure to purchase the 4th edition. If you buy a used copy of the 4th edition, it may lack some corrections, but I will provide a list to bring it up to date. NOTE 2: On your own, please procure a copy of the Iliad in English. Possible translations include those by Fagles, Lombardo, Lattimore, Fitzgerald, Jordan, Verity, & Alexander. Of those I have read, Fagles is the easiest to find and an engaging read. Lombardo is sometimes too colloquial. Lattimore has an archaic feel, but can be difficult to read. Fitzgerald is poetic, but strays from the Greek a bit. For a comparison of translations see: https://iliad-translations.com/translation-comparison/ See also our accompanying website with lots of tools to help you learn Greek: https://commons.mtholyoke.edu/hrgs/ |