Introduction to Ancient Greek Language

(4 Credits)

Introduction to Ancient Greek Language. Philosophy, theatre, politics, erotics, ethics, economics // Philosophia, theatron, polis, eros, ethos, oikos. Ancient Greek thought is at the heart of much of our thought (and many of our predicaments). Studying the language opens up new horizons for both antiquity and our contemporary moment. Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle – and more: this course will introduce students to the language of classical Athens, laying the groundwork for reading these authors (and their contemporaries) in the original Greek. The course will be oriented to authors and texts regularly taught in Gallatin Interdisciplinary Seminars.