Instructor: Dr. Jennifer
A. Rea
TA: Mr. Jon Zarecki
Office: Dauer 142
Office: Turlington 3302
Office Hours: Wednesday
9:30-1:30 and by appt.
Office Hours: 7th MWF
Office Phone: 392-2075
Office Phone: 392-1229
e-mail: jrea@classics.ufl.edu
e-mail: mferax@ufl.edu
Ever wondered who had the ORIGINAL Big, Fat, Greek wedding? Want to learn when democracy was invented? Wish to find out where the first Olympic games were held? This introductory level survey of all things Greek --and what the Greeks considered Barbarian-- will explore the world of the ancient Greeks, and along the way, explain how the foundations of our modern culture, including literary traditions, politics and athletic institutions,are derived from the ancient Greek culture.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
TEXTBOOKS:
1) A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and
Culture
2) The Odyssey by Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator),D.S.
Carne-Ross (Introduction)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING: GRADING SCALE:
ADA Requirements:
Honor Code:
SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS:
Week 1 (August 25)
Week #2 (September 1)
Week #3 (September 8)
Week #4 (September 15)
Week #5 (September 22)
Week #6 (September 29)
Week #7 (October 6)
Week #8 (October 13)
Week #9 (October 20)
Week #10 (October 27)
Week #11 (November 3)
Week #12 (November 10)
Week #13 (November 17)
Week #14 (November 26)
Week #15 (December 1)
Week #16 (December 8)
In this course, we will
examine epic, historic, dramatic, and philosophical literature and view
select works against the intellectual, cultural and political background
of Greek society. As we encounter some of the enduring themes of this society,
we will explore the definition of human nature and its limitations,and
the proper standards of private and public morality in a just and democratic
society. As we set the stage for the achievements of Greek civilization,we
will learn how many of the social values that shaped Greek culture and
thought have been incorporatedinto the modern Western tradition and still
exist in our society today.
Authors: Sarah B. Pomeroy,
Stanley M. Burstein, Walter Donlan, Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Format: Paperback
Published: February 2004
ISBN: 0195156811
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press
Publisher: Noonday
Press; (November 1998)
ISBN: 0374525749
Your final grade will be based on how
well you do ont hree equally weighted multiple choice exams. In addition,
during the course of the semester you will have several opportunities to
participate in extra-credit "minute paper" where you may write an essay
based on aquestion I ask about the evening's lecture or reading assignment
and each essay you write will have the abilityto raise your final grade
one full point. Opportunities for writing minute
papers will be assigned to you based on the letters of the alphabet
I have chosen for the evening; I will select random letters of the alphabet
and if the first letter of your last name corresponds to one of the letters
of the alphabet I have selected,then you may write an essay if you choose.
You must be present to participate and hand in your essay at the end of
the class period.
A=100-90 B+=89-88 B=87-80 C+=79-78 C=77-70D+=69-68D=67-60E=59
and below.
If you have any disability or special
concern,it is your responsibility to notify me at the start of the semester
so that your needs may be accommodated. You will also need to give
me a letter from the Office for Students with Disabilities (P202 Peabody
Hall) indicating that you need academic accommodations.
The following pledge is either required
or implied on all work submitted for credit by University of Florida students:"On
my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this
assignment."For a full statement of UF's Academic Honor Code see either
the Undergraduate Catalog or the website.
(All reading assignments are due on
the following week.)
Part I: Course Introduction & The Western Tradition
Part II: The Homeric Age and the Origins of the Polis
Reading Assignment: Ancient Greece, Introduction and Chapter
One
Here's a link to the Study Guide
for the Introduction and Chapter One
Here's a link to the lecture on Homer Part
I (PowerPoint)
Here's a link to the lecture on Homer Part
II (PowerPoint)
Part I : Community Formation, Homer Books I-II
Part II: Religion in Ancient Greece
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books I-III, Ancient
Greece,
Chapter Two
Here's a link to the Study Guide for
Chapter Two
Here's a link to the lecture on Greek
City Formation (PowerPoint)
Here's a link to the lecture on Greek
Religion (PowerPoint)
Here's a link to Jon's lecture on Homer
(PowerPoint)
Part I: Archaic Greece
Part II:
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books IV-VI, Ancient
Greece, Chapter Three
Here's a link to the Study Guide for
Chapter Three
Here's a link to the lecture on Sparta (PowerPoint)
Here's a link to Jon's lecture on Homer
(PowerPoint)
Part I:
Part II: Homer's Odyssey
Exam I
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books VII-IX, Ancient
Greece,
Chapter Four
Part I: Athens, Part I
Part II: Democracy
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books X-XII, Ancient
Greece,
Chapter Five
Part I: The Persian Wars
Part II: Athens, Part II
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books XIII-XIV, Ancient
Greece,
Chapter Six
Part I: Democracy & Political Thought
Part II: The Athenian Empire
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, BooksXV-XVI, Ancient
Greece,Chapter Seven
Part I Herodotus
Part II: The Peloponnesian War
Exam II
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books XVII-XVIII, Ancient
Greece, Chapter Eight
Part I: Ancient Athletics & The Olympic Games
Part II: Homer's Odyssey & Review for Exam
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books XIX-XX, Ancient
Greece, Chapter Nine
Part I: Greek Drama
Part II: TBA
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books XXI-XXII, Ancient
Greece,Chapter Ten
Part I: Greece after the Peloponnesian War
Part II: Women In Ancient Greece
Reading Assignment: Homer's Odyssey, Books XXIII-XXIV
No class (Thanksgiving)
Reading Assignment: Ancient Greece, Chapter Eleven
Part I: Philip of Macedon
Part II: Alexander the Great
Exam III