GRK 001 Elementary Greek
Instructors: Valentina Popescu
Course Description: Students will enjoy a journey - in spirit and sound - to ancient Greece. The course introduces the basic grammar and vocabulary of Classical and New Testament Greek. In addition, students will read a broad selection of short passages ranging from Homer and Sappho to the New Testament. The course offers also basic introduction to ancient Greek history, literature, and mythology. Completion of the year-long sequence prepares students to read the works of Homer, Plato, Sophocles, Aristophanes, etc.
Prerequisite: None.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities.
Format: Lecture - 5 hours.
Textbooks:
A. Keller and S. Russell, Learn to Read Greek: Textbook Part 1 (Yale University Press, 2012, ISBN # 978-0300115895)