Greek courses – GREK
GREK 101 Elementary Greek (4)
Staff. Reading in the language is combined throughout with study of vocabulary, morphology, and syntax.
GREK 102 Intermediate Greek (4)
Staff. Prerequisite: GREK 101 or equivalent. Reading of Greek texts combined with study of vocabulary, morphology, and syntax.
GREK 203 Attic Prose (4)
Staff. Prerequisite: GREK 102 or equivalent. Readings in Plato’s Socratic dialogues. Practice in Greek prose composition.
GREK 307 Select Authors (3)
Staff. Prerequisite: GREK 203 or equivalent.
GREK 391, 392 Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Students wishing to maintain and improve their skill in reading Greek may enroll in a reading course for one, two, or three credits. The reading will sometimes be part or all (depending on the amount of credit sought) of the assigned reading in an existing 300-level course. Independent study in Greek is open to superior students provided that departmental approval is given and an
appropriate faculty director is available.
GREK 403 Tragedy (3)
Prof. Poe. Several tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides are read, the selection depending on the desires and needs of the students enrolled. Same as GREK 603.
GREK 404 Greek Comedy (3)
Prof. Poe. Comedy of the fifth century B.C.E., known as Old Comedy, focused on political issues, while Greek comedy of the fourth century B.C.E., known as New Comedy, focused on domestic entanglements. Eleven plays of Aristophanes survive from Old Comedy, and large fragments of seven plays by Menander survive from New Comedy. Several comedies of Aristophanes and selected fragments of Menander will be read in this course. Same as GREK 604.
GREK 405 Plato (3)
Prof. Carter. Readings from the first six books of the Republic, with lectures on various aspects of Plato’s thought. Same as GREK 605.
GREK 406 Greek Historians (3)
Staff. Extensive selections from Herodotus or Thucydides with lectures on sources for the modern history of ancient Greece. Same as GREK 606.
GREK 407 Greek Lyric Poetry (3)
Prof. Carter, Prof. Frazel. This course deals with early iambic, elegiac, and lyric poetry or with the poetry of Pindar. Same as GREK 607.
GREK 408 Greek Orators (3)
Prof. Frazel. Greek orators of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. wrote speeches for the law courts, for political assemblies, and for display. Readings for this course will be selected from the speeches of Gorgias, Antiphon, Andocides, Lysias, Isokrates, Demosthenes, and Aischines. Same as GREK 608.
GREK 409 Greek Epic Poetry (3)
Prof. Carter, Prof. Frazel. Any Greek epic poetry may be studied in this course, but it usually deals with Homer or Hesiod. Same as GREK 609.
GREK 411 Special Authors (3)
Staff. Same as GREK 611.
GREK 415 The Undisputed Letters of Paul (3)
Staff. This course will survey the primary writings of Paul (Romans 1 and 2, Corinthians, Galatians, 1 Thessalonians, Philippians, Phelemon) in Greek. The apostle Paul is the most noted Christian writer of earliest Christianity. This course will examine his theology, ethics, and literary style as well as the basics of biblical exegesis. There will also be some review of Greek grammar and syntax. Same as GREK 615.
GREK 488 Writing Practicum (1)
Staff. Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement. Fulfills the school intensive-writing requirement.
GREK 491, 492 Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Students wishing to maintain and improve their skill in reading Greek may enroll in a reading course for one, two, or three credits. The reading will sometimes be part or all (depending on the amount of credit sought) of the assigned reading in an existing 400-level course. Independent study in Greek is open to superior students provided that departmental approval is given and an appropriate faculty director is available.
GREK H499-H500 Honors Thesis (3, 4)
Admission by approval of department and the Honors Committee.
GREK 603 Tragedy (3)
See GREK 403 for description.
GREK 604 Greek Comedy (3)
See GREK 404 for description.
GREK 605 Plato (3)
See GREK 405 for description.
GREK 606 Greek Historians (3)
See GREK 406 for description.
GREK 607 Greek Lyric Poetry (3)
See GREK 407 for description.
GREK 608 Greek Orators (3)
See GREK 408 for description.
GREK 609 Greek Epic Poetry (3)
See GREK 409 for description.
GREK 611 Special Authors (3)
See GREK 411 for description.
GREK 615 The Undisputed Letters of Paul (3)
See GREK 415 for description.
GREK 688 Writing Practicum (1)
Staff. Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement.Fulfills the school intensive-writing requirement.
