UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Fall, 2007; GREEK 4033: HERODOTUS
Professor D. B. LEVINE
SYLLABUS/REQUIRED TEXTS
Louvre G 197. Croesus on the Pyre. (Late Archaic Period, by Myson)
Welcome to the world of archaic Greece (and Europe, Asia, and Africa), as described by the ancient world's most entertaining expounder. This semester we will learn a lot from him by reading from Book 1 of the Histories in Greek, and all of the Histories in English.
The goals of this course include:
Assignments.
Students will:
1. Read and translate Greek in class;
2. Write questions and answers to each book of the Histories, and discuss them in class
3. Give oral presentations on three important People in Histories Book 1;
5. Present "Secret Words" to the class, and learn new words and their etymologies from one another.
8. Write a Final Examination, translating Herodotus' Greek into English.
Grades.
Grades will be based on class participation and preparation (25%), Oral Presentations (25%), Secret Word Presentations (10%), Study Questions and Quotations (25%), Final Examination (15%).
Required Texts:
Herodotus Histories (Translated by Robin Waterfield) Oxford University Press.
Herodotus Book I and Commentary. George Sheets. Bryn Mawr Commentaries.
For those interested, Mullins Library has the following lexical aid: A Lexicon to Herodotus, by J. Enoch Powell. Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press, 1938. This contains all words in Herodotus, each translated according to its specific context. A useful tool.
Inclement Weather Policy
Students may make up work missed if they cannot come to class because of inclement weather. If the University is open, we will hold scheduled classes. Please do not call to find out if we will hold class; if the University is open, class will go on.
The Professor
Daniel Levine
Professor, Classical Studies
Kimpel Hall 425, University of Arkansas
dlevine@uark.edu; tel.: (479) 575-5937, 575-2951
Fall Office Hours: MWF 1:30-2:20 pm. and by appointment.