Greek 213 - INTRO TO HOMERIC EPIC

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Thalia Pandiri
TTh 10:30-11:50
Smith College
30169-S15
NEILSN CAVER
tpandiri@smith.edu
An introduction to Homeric Greek via selections from the Iliad and the Odyssey. May be repeated for credit, provided that the topic is not the same. Prerequisite: 212 or permission of the instructor. Attention to features of oral style and epic diction, to the structure of the poem, and to the anger and evolution of Achilles, the quintessential Homeric hero.
Topic: Homer's Odyssey.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.