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GREEK 601 Attic Orators +
Description:
This course offers intensive study of orators, including Lysias, Antiphon, Andocides and Demosthenses, with attention to rhetorical techniques, historical context and the implications for our understanding of Athenian law and society. More Info

Offered in:
- TBA
GREEK 602 Plato +
Description:
This course offers intensive study of the dialogues of Plato with attention to his confrontation with the sophists, political thought, theories of art, and moral teachings. More Info

Offered in:
- TBA
GREEK 603 Aeschylus +
Description:
This course offers a study of selected tragedies of Aeschylus, with attention to political context, poetic imagery, and dramatic techniques. More Info

Offered in:
- TBA
GREEK 605 Euripides +
Description:
Students will read, in Greek, selected tragedies of Euripides, will discuss the social, historical, and political background of the plays, and will become familiar with scholarship concerning them. More Info

Offered in:
- TBA
GREEK 607 Herodotus +
Description:
This course offers intensive study of the Histories of Herodotus, with special attention to the balance he struck between historical accuracy and literary artifice. More Info

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- TBA
GREEK 609 Lyric Poetry +
Description:
This course is devoted to the study of the Greek lyric and elegiac poets from the seventh to the fifth centuries B.C. More Info

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- TBA
GREEK 610 Epic Poetry +
Description:
This course offers intensive study of selections of epic poetry; readings could include Homer, Hesiod, Homeric Hymns and later hexameter poetry. Attention will be given to historical context, literary conventions, and manipulation of mythological tradition. More Info

Offered in:
- TBA
GREEK 680 Topics in Greek Literature +
Description:
This course focuses on readings in important authors, genres, or eras of classical Greek literature. Significant attention is paid to historical, cultural and literary contexts, as well as to relevant secondary literature. Topics may vary. More Info

Offered in:
- 2025 Spring
GREEK 695 Independent Study +
Description:
Directed projects in Greek language and literature. More Info

Offered in:
- 2025 Spring
GREEK 696 Independent Study +
Description:
Directed projects in Greek language and literature. More Info

Offered in:
- 2025 Fall

Course Listings

Greek Courses

GREEK 601 Attic Orators +

GREEK 602 Plato +

GREEK 603 Aeschylus +

GREEK 605 Euripides +

GREEK 607 Herodotus +

GREEK 609 Lyric Poetry +

GREEK 610 Epic Poetry +

GREEK 680 Topics in Greek Literature +

GREEK 695 Independent Study +

GREEK 696 Independent Study +