Greek 214 - Greek Poetry of the Archaic Age
Greek Poetry of Archaic Age
Fall
2023
01
4.00
Thalia A. Pandiri
TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Smith College
GRK-214-01-202401
Seelye 304
tpandiri@smith.edu
An exploration of the poetic masterpieces of the Archaic period. We will study some of the songs bards performed to the accompaniment of the lyre, stories of war, exile and homecoming, monsters and divinities, love and lust. Readings will be chosen from works such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days, the Homeric Hymns. Prerequisite: GRK 110Y or equivalent.