Practical study of ancient language IV: Greek

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General knowledge of Greek phonetics. Understanding of the use of cases and conjugated verb forms. Ability to engage short simple texts, breaking them down both grammatically and syntactically. General knowledge of Ancient Greek geographical setting, stages of language evolution and expansion to other areas of the ancient world.

Practical approach to Ancient Greek language learning through “real-life” texts preserved on inscriptions, graffiti, tablets, papyri, and other manuscripts.

The course aims at familiarizing students with the Ancient Greek language as a continuum starting in the Mycenean period and reaching up to the Byzantine period. A coursebook is envisaged accompanied by supplementary bibliography and practical examples to enhance the comprehension. Moreover, the course will provide students with an overview of the development of Greek script, making reference to the Linear B script and the subsequent adoption of the alphabet to the Byzantine minuscule manuscripts. While the course does not preclude Ancient literary texts, its emphasis is on the more practical aspects of everyday life, as expressed in inscriptions, graffiti, curse tablets, papyri, and other manuscripts. This approach offers the benefit of engaging with genuine texts, complete with their errors or peculiarities, rather than solely with a polished version of the language permeated with centuries of manuscript copying.

- G. Zuntz (trans. by S. Porter), Greek: A Course in Classical and Post-Classical Greek Grammar from Original Texts (2 vols.), Sheffield Academic Press, 1994.

- C.W.E. Peckett & A.R. Munday, Thrasymachus: A New Greek Course, Bristol Classical Press, 1977.

- Donald J. Mastronarde, Introduction to Attic Greek, University of California Press, 2013

- P. J. Rhodes, R. Osborne, Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC, Oxford University Press, 2004.

- Arthur S. Hunt and C.C. Edgar, Select Papyri. I. Non-Literary Papyri. Private Affairs. With an English Translation, London Cambridge, MA, 1932.

- R. Meiggs, Russell & D. Lewis, A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions to the End of the Fifth Century B.C., Clarendon Press, 1969.

- A. Mahoney, Morice’s Stories in Attic Greek (Ancient Greek Edition), Focus, 2006.

- E. Hayes & S. Nimis, Lucian’s Dialogues of the Gods. An Intermediate Greek Reader, Faenum Publishing, 2015.

- E. Hayes & S. Nimis, Lucian’s The Ass. An Intermediate Greek Reader, Faenum Publishing, 2015.

- G. Steadman, Plato’s Apology. Greek Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary, 2020.

KNOWLEDGE

The student:

P_W01 knows the basic rules of Ancient Greek grammar

P_W02 has mastered basic vocabulary of the translated texts

P_W03 has basic knowledge of ancient culture and its reception in Europe

SKILLS

P_U01 translates and analyzes simple Ancient Greek sentences and short prepared texts

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

P_K01 is able to work in a team

P_K02 complies with basic ethical standards (punctuality,

intellectual honesty)

– activity during classes, homework – 25% of the grade,

– final test result – 75% of the grade

Note: Excessive and unjustified absences from classes, repeated late arrivals and disruptive behaviours during classes shall have a negative impact on the final grade.

No more than six absences are allowed during the semester, of which four need to be made up by additional assignments.

A person who is more than 10 minutes late will be considered as absent.