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GRKA3009: Early Greek Poetry
2025 unit information
Sometimes called The Age of Lyric Poetry, the late seventh to mid fifth century BC set the standard in Graeco-Roman antiquity for a wide variety of poetic genres; iambus, elegy, hymn, melic poetry, epigram and epinician. We will read representative pieces in a variety of genres from the work of Archilochus, Alcman, Alcaeus, Sappho, Pindar, Simonides, Bacchylides and others. We will explore the language, form and performance contexts of these genres as well as the social context that gave rise to so great and diverse an outburst of creative activity.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient Greek |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. 1 ) critically analyse early Greek poetry, paying close attention to poets’ use of language to construct meaning
- LO2. 2 ) demonstrate an advanced understanding of features of early Greek poetry
- LO3. 3 ) demonstrate competence in the terminology and theory used in the academic study of early Greek poetry
- LO4. 4 ) demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which early Greek poetry reflects the cultural and political concerns of Greek society
- LO5. 5 ) construct and defend coherent and valid evidence-based arguments about early Greek poetry and its interpretation
- LO6. 6 ) translate early Greek poetry accurately into English.
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