College of Liberal Arts &
Sciences
/ Department of Classics
GRW2211 (section 7110):
Survey of Ancient Greek Prose
M W F 5th period (11:45-12:35)
MAT 0002
Fall 2008
We will be reading selections from a variety of Greek prose authors
from the
Archaic through the Roman periods. Our goal is to reinforce grammatical
concepts, to improve reading skills in ancient Greek, and to help
students
become acquainted with the breadth of ancient Greek literature.
instructor
Jim
Marks
jmarks@ufl.edu
office
hours: 9:30-10:30 MWF and by appointment, 125 Dauer
required texts (purchase online or at area
bookstores)
- Plutarch Themistocles edited by
David J. Ladouceur, Bryn Mawr Classical Commentaries (ISBN
0-929524-60-8)
- Plato Ion
edited by Andrew M. Miller, Bryn Mawr Classical Commentaries (ISBN
0-929524-27-6)
- Xenophon's
Symposium edited by Andrew M. Miller, Bryn Mawr Classical
Commentaries (ISBN 1-931019-02-9)
recommended texts (purchase online or at area
bookstores)
- Henry
Liddell. An
Intermediate Greek Lexicon. Oxford. ISBN 0199102066
- N.
Marinone. All
Greek Verbs. Duckworth. ISBN 0715617729
- Herbert
Smyth. Greek
Grammar. Harvard. ISBN 0674362500
schedule of
readings
The
following is the order of the passages we will be reading from the
texts:
-
Plutarch Themistokles:
9.1-16.6, 22.1-23.6,
28.1-31.6
-
Plato Ion: all
-
Xenophon Symposion: 1.1-
evaluation
class participation =
10% of total grade
- full credit
will be
given
to students who come to class prepared to translate and discuss the
assigned
passages
weekly quizzes
(non-cumulative);
6% each = 60% of total grade
-
Wednesday 9/3, Friday 9/12, Friday 9/19, Wednesday 10/1, Friday 10/10,
Monday 10/27, Friday 11/7, Friday
11/14, Friday 11/21, Monday 12/10
exams (non-cumulative);
15%
each = 30% of total grade
-
Exam 1: Wednesday 10/15; Exam 2: Wednesday 12/10 (last class day)
STUDY GUIDES for help reviewing
forms and concepts
This course is
conducted
in compliance with all University of Florida policies regarding special
needs, academic honesty, and absences for emergencies, religious
holidays
and extracurricular activities. For details, see
www.dso.ufl.edu/osd/
(special needs);
www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/procedures/academicguide.php#3
(academic honesty).
