Ancient Greek attracts students both for its intrinsic beauty as an elegant and subtle language, and because it opens the door to Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, and Plato. Two semesters of elementary Greek sufficiently trains students to begin reading in the ancient authors. Elementary Ancient Greek. The objective of the course is to begin a study of Classical Greek as a foundation for upper-level reading courses. It covers the basics of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary building.
Students learn to read Greek sentences and passages, and to translate from English into Greek.
A continuation of Greek 102, this course introduces students to important Greek texts and their cultural milieu. In addition to improving their Greek, students learn about the historical, literary, religious, and philosophical implications of the works they read. Greek 101 and 102. Open to first- year students. Explorations in Greek Prose.