ANCHIST 739 A & B
ANCHIST 739

Greek Language (Higher)


Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for ANCHIST 739.

Description

The aim of this course is to develop the ability for Ancient History students to read relevant source material in Greek. We will study Reading Greek, Sections 12-17, continuing the survey of Greek grammar, and reading in the RG Text volume increasingly less adapted versions of two famous fourth century BC speeches, Against Neaira and Demosthenes 47 (Against Mnesiboulos and Euergos), concentrating on developing the ability to translate Greek into English, understand the grammatical construction of the Greek and comment on matters of significance in the text.

The set text is Reading Greek (Cambridge, 2nd ed. 2007), which consists of two separate volumes: (1)Text and Vocabulary and (2)Grammar and Exercises.

To complete this course students must enrol in  ANCHIST 739 A and B, or ANCHIST 739.

Availability 2019

Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Dougal Blyth

Points

ANCHIST 739A: 7.5 points

ANCHIST 739B: 7.5 points

ANCHIST 739: 15 points

Prerequisites

GREEK 101 or placement test and approval of Academic Head or nominee

Restrictions

GREEK 200-310