Greek Attic Drama

Undergraduate course

Course description

Objectives and Content

The course encompasses reading of Attic dramatic texts, tragedy and/or comedy. In addition, three tragedies and one comedy are studied in translation. Themes from the modern reception of Greek drama may also be included in the study. In addition is offered an introduction to the history of classical scholarship with particular emphasis on the activity of the philologists of ancient Alexandria.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

The candidate has

  • increased knowledge of Greek language and grammar with emphasis on language history, dialect groups, kunstsprache and metre
  • increased knowledge of Greek literary history with emphasis on epic and lyric poetry

Skills

The candidate can

  • read metrical Greek texts independently with the aid of a dictionary
  • identify forms and analyse sentences in Greek with the aid of a grammar
  • give an account of important Greek poets

General competence

The candidate can

  • acquaint herself with the grammatical structure of a new language
  • work with texts in other languages with the aid of grammars, dictionaries, commentaries and similar aids.

ECTS Credits

15

Level of Study

Bachelor

Semester of Instruction

Autumn

Place of Instruction

Bergen
Required Previous Knowledge
Minimum one of these courses: GRE101, GRE102, GRE103, GRE104
Recommended Previous Knowledge
We recommend that students have passed examination on at least three Greek courses on the 100-level or attained an equivalent level of knowledge and skill.
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
None
Access to the Course
The course is open to everyone with study right at the University of Bergen.
Teaching and learning methods

Teaching is given in the form of lectures on parts of the course literature.

One 2-hour session a week.

If less than five students register to a course, the Department may introduce reduced teaching; cf. the relevant guidelines on Mitt UiB (Canvas). On courses where reduced teaching may be given, the students will receive information at the start of the semester, before the 1. Feb. / 1. Sept. deadline for registering.

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
None
Forms of Assessment

The examination consists in a written test to be completed in six hours, including translation and literary interpretation of select parts of the course literature with the aid of a dictionary, and answering questions on grammatical subjects, and translates simple sentences from English or Norwegian into Greek.

The exam assignment will be given in the language of instruction in the course.

The exam can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading Scale
The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade, grade F is a fail.
Assessment Semester
Autumn
Reading List
The course literature encompasses about 75 pages of Greek dramatic texts (30 lines = 1 page), studied in commented editions. In addition, systematic expositions of the history of Classical scholarship and relevant parts of advanced expositions of the history of Greek literature, religion, metre and language are included.
Course Evaluation
Students evaluate the course in accordance with the quality assurance system at UiB and the Department.
Examination Support Material
A dictionary from Greek to native language or to other language of choice, which does not contain declination and conjugation tables: Berg, Græsk-dansk ordbok; Liddell-Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, or a dictionary of equivalent size.
Programme Committee
The programme board of Classical Philology
Course Coordinator
Faculty representatives from Classical Philology
Course Administrator
Department of linguistic, literary and aesthetic studies