GREK 322 - 422
Type: 300-400 level
Units: 3.00 (each)
Term: Fall 2023
Fall Instructor: Dr. Skaltsa
Delivery: In-Person
This course studies selected passages of Greek verse, in particular works of Archaic Greek lyric. These were poems sung to the accompaniment of a stringed musical instrument called a lyre (hence the name ‘lyric'). Gender and class inclusive, Greek lyric poetry gives voice to women—amongst them the renowned poet Sappho from Lesbos—and people from all walks of life. Moving away from the heroic past and epic, Greek lyric poetry notably deals with daily life and matters of the heart. Poets and works will be contextualized in their historical, social, and cultural setting, that of the emerging Greek polis in the 7th and 6th c. BC. Passages will be read in the original Greek and commented upon for their linguistic, literary, and historical significance.
Note: GREK 322 is co-taught with GREK 422
Note: GREK 821 will be offered jointly with GREK 322 & 422