Archaic Poetry
Instructor:
KURKE, L V
Final:
13: THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014 8-11A
Enrollment:
Limit:20 Enrolled:4 Waitlist:0 Avail Seats:16 [on Oct 2, 2014]
Note:
This course will serve as an introduction to the poetic production of the archaic period - the elegy, iambic, and lyric poetry composed between ca. 650-450 BCE throughout the Greek world. We will focus on the poems simultaneously as literary texts and as historical artifacts, considering such topics as their relation to Homeric themes and diction, the effects of orality and literacy, performance context, genre, and sociological/ideological position. Course requirements include two midterms, a final exam, and a short (6-10 pp.) literary paper. Fulfills the L&S breadth requirement in Arts and Literature.
Texts:
| Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | ISBN # | Edition/Year | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Lyric Poetry: A Selection | Ed. by David A. Campbell | Bristol Classical Press | 978-0862920081 | 1994 | Yes |
| Lyrica Graeca Selecta | ed. by D. L. Page | Oxford University Press | 978-0198145677 | 1968 | Yes |
| Delectus ex Iambis et Elegis Graecis | ed. by M. L. West | Oxford University Press | 978-0198145899 | 1980 | Yes |
| Pindar, Carmina cum Fragmentis Vol. 1: Epinicia | ed. by H. Maehler | De Gruyter | 978-3110208443 | 2008 | Yes |
| Greek Lyric Vol. 1: Sappho and Alcaeus | ed. by David A. Campbell | Harvard University Press | 978-0674991576 | 1982 | No, recommended |
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