grw6347_Iliad

University of Florida College of Liberal Arts & Sciences / Department of Classics
GRW 6347 (section 042C): Graduate Seminar on the Homeric Iliad
3-6pm Wednesdays, 125 Dauer

The aim of this course is to acquaint students with archaic Greek, to appreciate Homeric poetry in its social and historical context, and to become acquainted with Homeric scholarship. NOTE: READINGS FOR THIS COURSE ARE IN ANCIENT GREEK

instructor
    Jim Marks
    jmarks@ufl.edu
    office hours: 9:30-10:30 MWF, 380 Dauer

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required text: one or another of the following editions of the Iliad:

Allen, T. 1912. Homeri Opera I-II. Oxford.
van Thiel, H. 1996. Homeri Ilias. Olms-Weidmann: Hildesheim, Zurich and New York.
Thiel, Helmut van (ed.). 2010. Homeri Ilias. Zweite, überarbeitete Auflage (first edition published 1996). Bibliotheca Weidmanniana 2. Hildesheim; Zürich; New York: Georg Olms Verlag.
West, M. 1998. Homerus Ilias Volumen Prius Rhapsodias I-XII Continens. Teubner: Stuttgart and Leipzig; 2000. Homerus Ilias Volumen Alterum Rhapsodias XIII-XXIV Continens. K. G. Saur: Munich and Leipzig.

suggested text:
Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect, Richard J. Cunliffe (ISBN 0806114304)

resources

CLICK HERE FOR AN OUTLINE OF THE ILIAD
the Chicago Homer
CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO APPARATUS CRITICUS
CLICK HERE FOR BIBLIOGRAPHY

evaluation
participation: 80% of total grade
    come to class prepared to translate and discuss assigned readings
paper: 20% of total grade
    abstract (500-1000 words) defining a research/paper topic
    choose topic in consultation with instructor by Spring break (Feb. 27)
    hand in next-to-last class (Apr. 17)

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. Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office, which will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation. For details, see http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/students.php (special needs); https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx#honesty (academic honesty); https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx#illness (illness); https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx#religious (religious holidays); https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx#absences (absences).