GRK 5200 is also offered in Spring 2024
GRK 5200 is also offered in Fall 2022
Spring 2024 | GRK 5200 Section 001: Advanced Readings in Greek Prose -- Classical Greek Historiography (67779)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 6 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Wed,
Fri 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 325
- Enrollment Status:
Open (2 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The primary material for this course will be a selection of readings from three or more different Greek prose authors connected by genre (e.g. historical writing, philosophy, oratory, novel), theme (e.g. medicine, Athenian politics of the 5 th /4 th centuries, religious innovation), period (e.g. classical period, Second Sophistic), or the like. Primary readings and critical approach will vary from year to year, making the course repeatable. Some modern secondary reading will be assigned to provide a basis for discussion and a model for student written work. prereq: [GRK 3004 or equiv], at least two yrs of college level Greek. Contact the Classical & Near Eastern Religions & Cultures Department (CNRC) with any questions.
- Class Notes:
- A survey of the major Classical Greek historians (Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon) with special attention to grammar, syntax, major literary and cultural themes, and the context of composition. We will also be interested in the historiographical approaches of each author and their reception in subsequent historiography.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67779/1243
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