Course Description
Homeric Greek: an introduction to the Homeric dialect, with prosodic analysis and a reading load approximately equivalent to that of the former AP Latin (Vergil) course. We read selected passages from Homer's Odyssey, including several books in their entirety, and discuss morphological and syntactic variations from Attic Greek.
Course Website: Greek IV
Instructor: Bruce McMenomy
Starts: August 31, 2020
Ends: June 11, 2021
Friday 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Tuition: $600.00
Prerequisites
Greek III or equivalent. If not Greek III, please contact the instructor for evaluation and permission to enroll. Currently offerings for the course alternate between Greek IV and Greek V; they can be taken in any order.
Recommended background
The course presupposes no prior acquaintance with the Homeric dialect, but substantial fluency in Attic Greek.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
Homer: Odyssey I-XII , Authors: Homer, W. B. StanfordISBN: 1853995029
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
This item is required:
Homeric Vocabularies: Greek and English Word List for the Study of Homer , Authors: William B. Owen, Edgar J. GoodspeedISBN: 0806108282
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:
Greek Grammar , Authors: Herbert Weir Smyth, Gordon M. MessingISBN: 0674362500
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Other information: This is available in various forms. Some solid reference grammar is highly recommended. It need not be this one.
This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:
Homeric Dictionary , Authors: Georg AutenriethISBN: 0715617737
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Other information: An alternative to Cunliffe's Homeric Lexicon. One or the other is required. (It is worth noting that Autenrieth's Homeric Lexicon is included with the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch App "Lexiphanes", which bundles it with the large LSJ for about three dollars.)
This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:
Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect , Authors: Richard J. CunliffeISBN: 0806114304
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Other information: This lexicon or Autenrieth's is required. (It is worth noting that Autenrieth's Homeric Lexicon is included with the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch App "Lexiphanes", which bundles it with the large LSJ for about three dollars.)
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