UCL - Greek Language III

[GLOR2270]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Anne-Marie Doyen, Herman Seldeslachts

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
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Aims

To introduce the students to the varieties of Ancient Greek other than those used by classical Attic authors.

Main themes

- Survey of the ancient Greek dialects other than Attic (i.e. Ionic, Arcado-Cypriot, Aeolic and Doric) illustrated by means of literary and non literary texts.
- Introduction to the linguistic characteristics of the Homeric epics.
- Brief introduction to the Koine, which from the 4th century B.C. onwards assumed the role of an international language much as English does today.
- Consolidation and reinforcement of the knowledge of Classical Greek acquired during BA studies.

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Prerequisites: The students must have a knowledge of Ancient Greek at a level at least equal to that required at the end of BAC3 in Ancient Languages and Literatures, section Classics.

Exercises and homework:
- Translation exercises from Greek to French and from French to Greek.
- Translation of Book XXIV of Homer's Iliad and of the Gospel according to Saint Luke (assessment at the end of the academic year).

Course materials:
- A. CHEYNS, Vocabulaire grec pour la lecture des auteurs (Collection Richesse du patrimoine hellénique), Brussels, 1998.
- Ch. VAN DE VORST, Grammaire grecque élémentaire, Liège, Dessain, 19071 (many subsequent printings, e.g., Brussels, De Boeck and Larcier, 1997).
- Y. DUHOUX, Introduction aux dialectes grecs anciens. Problèmes et méthodes. Recueil de textes traduits, Louvain - Paris, Peeters, 1983.
- An edition of the Greek New Testament.

Recommended readings:
- Colin W. MACLEOD, Homer. Iliad: Book XXIV, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982.
- Nicholas RICHARDSON, The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume VI: books 21-24. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Friedrich BLASS - Albert DEBRUNNER - Friedrich REHKOPF, Grammatik des neutestamentlichen Griechisch, Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 200118 (or one of the numerous other editions).