Greek VI

Recommended Prerequisites

Greek I, Greek II, Greek III, Greek IV, Greek V

Teaching Methods

Reading, morpho-syntactic discussion and translation of original Greek texts.

Back-translation exercises.

Learning Outcomes

Students will gain a knowledge of the characteristics of the Ionic and Doric dialects, understanding how to match them with their counterparts in Attic dialect.

A complete knowledge of the morphology and syntax of ancient Greek, which translates into the understanding original texts, and the ability to develop literary translations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I. Reading, commentary and translation of selected passages, written in Ionic and Doric:

- Ionic prose: Herodotus, Histories, Books II and IX;

- Doric poetry: Theocritus, Idylls (selected passages from the so-called "Doric poems")

II. Grammar and stylistic issues

- Characteristics of new Ionic and Doric dialects;

- Revision and systematisation of morphological and syntactic aspects raised by the texts;

- Improvement of literary translation.

Head Lecturer(s)

Cláudia Raquel Cravo da Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Class participation: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

 

Edições dos textos estudados:

GOW, A.S.F. (1965), Theocritus, 2 vols., Cambridge.

ROSÉN, H. B. (1997), Herodoti Historiae, vols. 1 (Books I-IV), 2 (Books V-IX), Leipzig.

HUDE, C. (1963), Herodoti Historiae, vols. 1 (Books I-IV), 2 (Books V-IX), Oxford.

 

Gramáticas, dicionários e estudos:

BAILLY, A. (2000), Dictionnaire Grec-Français, Paris.

BOAS, E.E. et alii (2019), The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek, Cambridge.

BUCK, C.D. (1961), The Greek Dialects: grammar, selected inscriptions, glossary, Chicago.

CHANTRAINE, P. (1973, 2ª ed.), Morphologie historique du grec,  Paris.

GOODWIN, W. (1983) A Greek Grammar, London.

HUMBERT, J. (1972, 3ª ed.),  Syntaxe grecque, Paris.

HORROCKS, G.C. (2014), Greek: A History of the language and its Speakers, Malden.

LEJEUNE, M(1955, 2ª ed.), Traité de phonétique grecque,  Paris.

LIDDELL, H. & SCOTT, R. (1968, 9ª ed.), A Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford.

WILSON, N.G. (2015), Herodotea: Studies on the Text of Herodotus, Oxford.