ANCIENT 739 A & B
ANCIENT 739

Greek Language (Higher)

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 for ANCIENT 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.

Assessment

Coursework only

Availability 2021

Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Dougal Blyth

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Points

ANCIENT 739A: 7.5 points

ANCIENT 739B: 7.5 points

ANCIENT 739: 15 points

Prerequisites

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

Restrictions

ANCHIST 739, GREEK 200-310