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Academic Year 2000/2001
Society and Culture in Ancient Greece
CCIV 391 FA
This course is a modified form of the typical "Great Books" course, in which the major texts from Greek antiquity are read in the context of the social, historical and economic realities of the culture that produced
them. The course encompasses readings
in all the major genres and lecture and slide presentations on such topics as law, medicine, religion, women and the family, the military and the ancient economy.
MAJOR READINGS
Homer, ILIAD Homer, ODYSSEY Aeschylus, ORESTEIA Sophocles, OEDIPUS, ANTIGONE Euripides, HIPPOLYTUS, BACCHAE Aristophanes, FROGS, LYSISTRATA Plato, REPUBLIC Aristotle, POLITICS, ETHICS Connor, GREEK
ORATIONS Hadas, GREEK ROMANCES
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three hour examinations, one after each major section of the course is completed. Each examination will consist of 25 short-answer questions based on the lectures and two short essays based on the readings. For each
hour examination, the student may
choose to submit a 5 page paper in lieu of the essay section.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course will normally meet T/Th 2:40-4:00. However, four classes will not meet due to Jewish holidays. To make up for these missed meetings, classes meeting on September 15, 22, 29 and October 6 will run from
2:40-5:30 p.m.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CLAS
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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