Intermediate Greek: Homer

A27.0009 OR THREE YEARS FO SECONDARY SCHOOL GREEK

Extensive readings from the Odyssey. Emphasized will be translation, grammar, Homeric dialect forms, reading aloud in meter, as well as literary matters, such as similes, imagery, typical scenes, and the meaning of it all.

Extensive readings in the Iliad or Odyssey. Proficiency in scansion is expected as well as a good command of Homeric vocabulary. Relevant topics ranging from the Homeric question to problems of oral tradition through the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age Greece and Troy are discussed in class or developed by the student through oral or written reports.