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GRK 216
Homer: ILIAD and ODYSSEY
GRK 216 SP
Photo Caption and Credits
Next Offered in 9899 SP
The focus of the course will be learning how to read Homer
in the original. The course is paired this year with CCIV322
(The Heroic Age of Greece), and class discussion will take
up some of the issues raised in that course. Simultaneous
registration is not necessary, but the secondary readings
for this course will overlap with the major readings for
that one.
MAJOR READINGS
Selections from the ILIAD nad ODYSSEY in
the original Greek; the remainder in English translation.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Continuous readings in Greek
and English of both texts; mid-term and final focusing on
language mastery; final paper of 10-15 pages which may be
combined with paper for CCIV322 if desired.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Language Instruction Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA CLAS
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
Homer and an episode from THE ODYSSEY.
Reference:
Browning, Robert, THE GREEK WORLD, Japan: Thames
and Hudson Inc., 1985
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