FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - GREEK - GRK

GRK 101Elementary Greek I3(3-0-0) F
Introduction to Classical Greek. Greek alphabet, basic grammar and syntax. Readings based on Greek mythology, philosophy, and literature.
Course Offerings: fall


GRK 102Elementary Greek II3(3-0-0) S
Preq: GRK 101
A second course in Classical Greek, continuing and expanding the work of GRK 101, and completing the study of grammar. Readings from major authors including Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon.


GRK 201Intermediate Greek I3(3-0-0) F, Alt. yrs.(odd)
Preq: GRK 102
Introduction to Greek prose. Emphasis upon improvement of reading skill through vocabulary acquisition and study of complex grammar. Introduction to Attic dialect through reading Plato, and Koine Greek through reading the New Testament. Examination of the importance of these works to Western literature and culture.


GRK 202Intermediate Greek II3(3-0-0) S
Preq: GRK 201
Reading in Homer's Iliad and the New Testament. Techniques of oral poetry. Study of the use of myth, and of the literary and historical significance of the Iliad. Analysis of differences between classical and Koine Greek in the New Testament.
Course Offerings: sprg


GRK (LAT) 310Classical Mythology3(3-0-0) F
Greek and Roman mythology through the writings and art of the Classical period. Discussion of creation stories, the major gods and heroes, the underworld and afterlife. Intellectual religious and educational role of myth and of the most important theories of interpretation and classification. All readings and discussion in English.
Course Offerings: fall


GRK 320Greek Tragedy in Translation3(3-0-0) S
Tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides in translation. Literary and social aspects of individual plays and tragic genre in fifth century. Selections from Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle and Seneca on Greek tragedy.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


GRK 333Medical Terminology2(2-0-0) S
Study of the formation of medical terms from their Greek and Latin roots designed both to build vocabulary and to teach the uses of a medical dictionary.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg WolfWare Info


GRK 371The Origins of American Mythology3(3-0-0) S, Alt. yrs.(odd)
Oral-traditional literature, formulaic myth composition and the Indo-European origins of the American folk hero. Readings include Iliad, Gilgamesh, Sanskrit Puranas and Beowulf; films such as Stagecoach and Superman.