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| CLASSIC 5 | LAT/GR ROOTS IN ENG | STAFF | Studies in the formation and use of English words from Greek and Latin derivatives. Particularly useful for first-year students who wish to augment their vocabulary systematically. No prerequisites. |
| CLASSIC 37A | EARLY ROME | STAFF | course_desc |
| CLASSIC 45A | THE GODS | PANTELIA, M. | Classics 45A is the first part of a three-quarter course on Classical Mythology, This class will be an introduction to the most important Greek and Roman myths, their historical and religious context, various interpretations and influence upon ancient and modern art, film and literature. Some of the topics we will discuss are: the creation of the universe, relations between gods and mortals, gender and sexuality, love, marriage, death and afterlife. We will use a standard textbook, but we will also read selected passages from primary sources such as Hesiod's Theogony, Ovid's Metamorphoses and selections from Greek tragedy. The course will make regular use of ancillary visual materials, especially computer resources. The grade for this course will be based on a combination of multiple-choice quizzes and short essays exams. |
| CLASSIC 160 | TRAGIC SUICIDE | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | In this course we will read four plays by Sophocles (Ajax, Oedipus the King, Antigone, and Women of Trachis) and three plays by Euripides (Alcestis, Hippolytus, Hecuba) with a view to exploring the topic of suicide. Among other things we will examine: the aesthetic, moral, and political implications of suicide; the performance of suicidal acts; gender and suicide; motivation for committing suicide |
| CLASSIC 176 | SLAVERY ANCNT WORLD | ZISSOS, P. | This course will examine the institution of slavery in the ancient world, with a particular
emphasis on Roman slavery. We will examine the vast range of slave experience, from the
brutality of rural "chain gangs" and gladiatorial combat to the often comfortable existence of the
urban domestic slave. An important goal will be to explore the social and economic basis of
ancient slavery as well as some of the ways in which it differs from more different forms of
slavery. |
| CLASSIC 220 | HERACLES IN TRAGEDY | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | In this course we will read two tragedies that place Heracles at the heart of the dramatic action, Sophocles’ Trachiniae and Euripides’ Heracles. Attention will be given to translation and secondary literature. Among other things, we will explore issues such as madness, gender dynamics, suicide, nostos, exile and reintegration. The grade will be determined on the basis of weekly reports, class-participation, and a final research paper. |
| CLASSIC 220 | THEOPHRASTUS | GLIDDEN, D. | This seminar will focus on Theophrastus' Characters and George Eliot's last work of fiction:
Impressions of Theophrastus Such. We shall also be perusing portions of Aristotle's Rhetoric
as well as reading Eliot's Romola. Our aim is to explore the ancient bridge connecting moral
character with dramatic personae, familiar from 4th century Middle Comedy as well as of
central importance to George Eliot's 19th century moralistic fiction.
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| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | ZISSOS, P. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | PORTER, J. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | PANTELIA, M. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | KARANIKA, A. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | |
| CLASSIC 280 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | CLAXTON, C. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | CLAXTON, C. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | KARANIKA, A. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | PANTELIA, M. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | PORTER, J. | |
| CLASSIC 290 | RESEARCH IN CLASSIC | ZISSOS, P. | |