This introduction to the ancient Greek language through a study of its vocabulary, forms, and syntax emphasizes the connection between ancient Greek and English grammar and etymology and presents ancient cultural concepts as evident in Greek vocabulary. The course concentrates on Greek-English translation, with some English-Greek composition, to prepare students to read ancient authors.

A continuation of GRK 101. Prerequisite(s): GRK 101.

The Greeks were united by the belief that they were unique and distinct from their Mediterranean neighbors. We study how the Greeks defined themselves in relationship to those they encountered, respected and fought against, such as Egyptians, Ethiopians, Scythians and Persians. Readings may include Herodotus’ Histories, Aeschylus’ Persians and Suppliants, the Alexiad of Anna Comena, etc. Recommended Background: Students should have completed GRK 101 and 102 or their equivalent.

We read selections from Homer’s Odyssey or Iliad, and ancient receptions such as Plato’s Ion, the Battle of Mice and Frogs or Plutarch’s Gryllus. We conclude by considering one contemporary receptions such as David Malouf’s Ransom, Pat Barker’s Silence of the Girls, or Madeline Miller’s Circe. Recommended Background: Students should have completed GRK 101 and 102 or their equivalent.

We explore the causes and consequences of violence among men and male gods, between men and women, and between parents and children. Readings may include Hesiod’s Theogony, Homeric Hymns, Attic orations, Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, Euripides’ Heracles Raging, or his Medea, etc. Recommended Background: Students should have completed GRK 101 and 102 or their equivalent.

The Greeks celebrated and were wary of the power of love and sexuality. We study how they represented relationships between men and women, solely among men, and solely among women. Readings may include authors such as Sappho and the other lyric poets, Euripides’ Hippolytus, Plato’s Symposium, Lysias’ On the Murder of Eratosthenes, Longus’ Daphne and Chloe etc. Recommended Background: Students should have completed GRK 101 and 102 or their equivalent.

This course covers the same material as GRK 201 but is designed for students who have completed two or more years of college-level Greek. May be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor.

This course covers the same material as GRK 202 but is designed for students who have completed two or more years of college-level Greek. May be repeated with permission of the instructor.

This course covers the same material as GRK 204 but is designed for students who have completed two or more years of college-level Greek. May be repeated with permission of the instructor.

Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required.