GREEK 101
: Homer: "Homer's Iliad"
Course Catalog No:
33032
200 Wheeler
TTh
Grace Erny
9:30-11
In this course, we will read select passages from Homer’s Iliad in Greek, as well as the entire poem in English translation. Students will (1) develop an understanding of the syntax, vocabulary, dialect, and meter of Homeric Greek, (2) discuss the Iliad as a work of literature and poetry, with attention to issues of narration and style, and (3) gain familiarity with key questions and debates within Homeric scholarship.