Greek Literature A [ LGLOR1441 ]

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An introduction to Greek literature in prose, from Homer to the Hellenistic period.

Alternately with LGLOR 1442, this course deals with the following themes:

1. An overview of the history of Greek literature;
2. The principal works in prose.

At the end of this course, the student will have acquired a general view of Greek literature, within a chronological and historic framework. He will be familiar with the Greek authors whose works are prescribed reading in the course.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

The final marks will include:

- an oral exam on the contents of the course (notes on reading are to be presented);
- the written work on the text chosen.

The lectures will be illustrated by readings of excerpts. It will be completed by obligatory reading to be done by the student on his own.

Dedicated to prose works, the main course gives a chronological overview of Greek literature emphasizing the principal authors and main works. This general knowledge will be reinforced by a personal reading of one or two texts consecrated to the subject.

A selection of representative works of Greek prose literature will be proposed to the student, who must read these in a French translation, and resume them. In addition, he must produce a text of three pages on a text of his choice.

Obligatory reading:

1. General work on Greek literature, chosen from the following :
- J. de Romilly, Précis de littérature grecque, PUF, Paris, 1980, 2e éd. « Quadrige », 2010.
- S. Saïd et M. Trédé-Boulmer, La littérature grecque d'Homère à Aristote (Que Sais-je, n° 227), 3e éd., Paris, 2004, et S. Saïd, La littérature grecque d'Alexandre à Justinien (Que Sais-je, n° 2523), 2e éd., Paris, 1994.

2. A selection of Greek verse (a list will be given at the course).

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