Bachelor
2021/2022
Old Greek language and Authors
Type:
Compulsory course (Classical Studies)
Area of studies:
History
Delivered by:
Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
8
Contact hours:
212
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The subject of this course is Attic dialect of Ancient Greek and various philological areas that concern the literature written in this dialect. In their 2nd year of studies students are reading attic prose of the Classical period (Xenophon, Lysias, Plato) and discussing the genre specifics of the texts, such as the composition of the historical text, philosophical treatise, judicial speech, of the portrait of a character. The historical and cultural surroundings of the texts are commented upon and discussed in class. The main goal of the course is to eventually prepare the specialists well versed in commentary and literary translation of the ancient authors, as well as the development of the skills of the philological analysis of the text and cultural and historical commentary, which could only be achieved though the arduous study of the original ancient works of literature.