CLAS3421: ADVANCED GREEK 3A

• For students taking Classics (Q801), Classical Civilisation (Q820) and Ancient History (V110) Intermediate Greek 2A.

• None.

• The principle of progression means that if you have studied Advanced Greek 2B in a previous academic year, you cannot then study Advanced Greek 2A/3A, but must progress to one or both of the Higher Greek modules.

• To study in depth a selection of verse texts suitable for students with a good command of ancient Greek morphology and syntax, some experience of reading texts in the original, and an in-depth and broad understanding of Greek culture.

• This module introduces students to a selection of ancient Greek texts appropriate to readers with a good command of grammar, some experience of reading texts in the original language, and an in-depth knowledge of Greek culture.
• Authors may include Hesiod, Solon, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes.
• All texts will be linked by a theme which will provide the focus for the module as a whole, and the emphasis will be on poetry.
• Examples of themes may be: the hero in fifth-century Athens, the myth of Promentheus, poetry and politics, etc.
• Students will be expected top engage with topics at a level appropriate to those in their final year of study.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• A knowledge of ancient Greek morphology, syntax, and verse-forms sufficient to form the basis of an independent appreciation and understanding of a selection of Greek verse authors; a knowledge and understanding of a selection of works from a selection of Greek verse authors; a knowledge of vocabulary appropriate to a student with a year's post-Intermediate study and experience of the Greek language.

Subject-specific Skills:

• An ability to construe some Greek verse texts with relatively limited use of dictionaries; an ability to read and interpret these texts in relation to a knowledge of Greek culture as acquired in a student's previous two years of study in Higher Education.

Key Skills:

• A critical understanding of the differences between two Indo-European languages, one ancient and one modern, and of the issues relating to moving between them, especially in relation to verse texts.

• Interactive classes will be offered as the most appropriate and effective way of teaching.
• Students will learn through regular preparation for the classes and interaction with the teacher and each other in the process of learning.
• The course will be assessed through an exam paper and a summative essay, each of which will be designed to test knowledge and interpretation at the highest undergraduate level.

Homework in the form of translations and/or commentaries to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests in class. No collections.

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