GRK-331 Greek Epic

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: GRK-201
Selected readings from Homer: Iliad or Odyssey. Attention is paid to differences between Epic and Attic idiom, poetic features (e.g. metrics, figures of speech), ancient scholarship on Homeric poetry, and the influence of Greek epic on later Western epic poetry. Course may be repeated once with change of author or topic. Course may be repeated once with change of author or topic. 4 credits.