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GREK 222, 322 & 422: Greek Verse & Advanced Greek Verse

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GREK 222/322/422

Type: 200 - 400 level
Units: 3.00
Term: Winter 2025
Instructor: Dr. Griffith
Delivery: In-Person

GREK 222
Review of Greek grammar combined with the study of selected passages of Greek verse, usually drawn from works of epic, lyric, elegy, and drama, read in the original. The texts selected will also be analyzed for their cultural, linguistic, literary, and historical significance.

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Recognize the fundamentals of complex grammar.
  2. Progress from translating simple to more complex sentences.
  3. Read, comprehend, and discuss ancient texts.
  4. Understand the diversity of verse authors and genres, which are part of a multicultural and cross-culturally interactive ancient world.
  5. Locate and recognize the importance of the chief dictionaries and grammatical commentaries for purpose of inquiry.
  6. Working alone or in a group, translate texts not before studied at sight.
  7. Working alone or in a group, develop critical analyses of key issues or problems, and/or to devise creative solutions for translation and understanding of texts.

GREK 322/422
Selected passages of Greek verse, usually drawn from works of epic, lyric, elegy, and drama, read in the original Greek and commented upon for their linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
 

NOTE: GREK 222, 322 & 422 is co-taught with GREK 822