Guided readings in the most important works from Polybius to Cassiodorus and instructed use of the standard collections. Readings in Later Greek Prose. Selected works of Lucian and Plutarch which are types of the philosophic essay and of moralistic and historical biography. Senior Greek Seminar. This course, alternatively offered as Latin 497, is a problem-oriented seminar which draws upon both Greek and Latin texts, secondary literature and methodological questions are emphasized.
Topics change from year to year, and tend to be synoptic in scope.
May not be included in a concentration plan in Greek Language and Literature or Classical Languages and Literatures. May be repeated for credit. Regular reports and conferences required. Advanced Greek Composition. Develops facility in stylistic composition based on classical Greek models.