Greek 310 - ADV READINGS GREEK LIT I & II

Authors vary from year to year, but they are generally chosen from a list that includes Plato, Homer, Aristophanes, lyric poets, tragedians, historians and orators depending on the interests and needs of the students. May be repeated for credit, provided the topic is not the same. Prerequisite: 213 or permission of the instructor. Greek tragedy regularly derived its themes from traditional mythology but shaped them to reflect fifth-century concerns. The Hellenistic poet Apollonius of Rhodes consciously emulated the style of Homeric epic, but with radically different results. This course examines the interrelationships of Homer, Euripides' Medea and Apollonius' Argonautica, with a view to understanding how genre and style can be influenced by the poet's society. Prerequisite: 213 or permission of the instructor.

Topic: Transformation of Homeric Epic: Studies/Theme&Genre.