Classics 419, fall 2006

Advanced Greek Prose Composition
Classics 419, fall 2006
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:10-11:25 (Room TBA)
Jeffrey Rusten, Cornell University

Assignments

Components of the Course:

1. Basic Vocabulary: based on Campbell's book (supplemented by some specialized wordlists later).
2. Basic Syntax and Composition: (Selected Readings and Compositions from Stephens' book)
3. History of Prose Style (Reports and Final Exam)
4. Literary Imitation (4 Final Compositions)

Thursday, August 24 Introduction

Tuesday, August 29 Stephens Ch. 1-2 (Vocabulary quiz 1 from Campbell: Verbs)

Thursday, August 31 Stephens Ch. 3 (the verb)

Tuesday, September 5 Stephens Ch 4 (Participles) 5 (Infinitives) (Vocabulary quiz 2 from Campbell: adjectives)

Thursday, September 7 Stephens Ch 6 (Questions)

Tuesday, September 12 Stephens Ch 7 (Commands) 8 (Expressions of Obligation, Necessity, Effort) (Vocabulary Quiz 3 from Campbell: Nouns)

Thursday, September 14 Stephens Ch 9 (Purpose Clauses)

Tuesday, September 19 Stephens Ch 10 (Expressions of Fearing) 11 (Result Clauses) (Vocabulary Quiz 4 from Campbell: Adverbs and Prepositions)

Thursday, September 21 Stephens Ch 12 (Wishes)

Tuesday, September 26 NO CLASS (Vocabulary Quiz 5 from Campbell: Other Words)

Thursday, September 28 NO CLASS

Tuesday, October 3 Stephens Ch 13-14 (Potential Expressions; Conditions and Concessions)

Thursday, October 5 Stephens Ch 15 (Relative Clauses)

Tuesday, October 10 NO CLASS (Fall Break)

Thursday, October 12 Stephens Ch 16-17 (Indefinite relative Clauses; Temporal Clauses)

Tuesday, October 17-19 Stephens Ch 18 (Indirect Statement)

Tuesday, October 24 Stephens Ch 19 (Indirect Questions and Commands)

Thursday, October 26 Stephens Ch 20 (Causal Clauses)

Tuesday, October 31 Reports: Passages from On Ancient Medicine (Toby, Yannis, Aaron) suggested: 1.1-3.6; 9; 14.2-6; 20.1-3

Thursday, November 2 Reports: Passages from Herodotus III (Allie, Mike, Matt, Erik, Heng) suggested: 3.17-25 (Ethiopians and Ichthyophagoi); 3.74-79 (overthrown of Magi); 3.80-83 (debate on constitutions)' 3.153-160 (Zopyros' trick)

Tuesday, November 7 Literary Composition I due (Style of Herodotus)

Thursday, November 9 Reports: Thucydides I and Antiphon Tetralogy II (Thuc.: Evan, Drew, Matt, Antiph.: Roman, Toby) Thucydides suggestions: 1.20 (Tyrannicides); 1.68-71 (Corinthians ' speech to Spartans); 1.80-85 (Archidamus' speech to Spartans); 1.86 (Sthenelaidas' speech); 1.140-144 (Pericles' first speech)

Tuesday, November 14 Reports: Passages from Lysias 3 and 7: (3: Allie, Evan, 7: Heng, Yannis) Suggested: Lysias 3: 3.5-20 (Narrative); Lysias 7: 7.1-3 (Proeme); 7.12-29 (argument from probability)

Thursday, November 16 Literary Composition II due (style of Lysias)

Tuesday, November 21 Reports: Passages from Xenophon, Symposium and Isocrates, Panegyricus (Xen.: Mike, Roman, Aaron, Isocr.: Drew, Erik, Toby) suggested: Symposium: chapters iii-iv (choose one theme or contrast the stylistic treatment of two themes); : Panegyricus 47-50, 66-7, 93-95, 133-140.

Thursday, November 23 NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)

Tuesday, November 28: Reports: Passages from Plato, Phaedrus (Aaron, Evan, Mike, Allie, Yannis, Drew) suggested: Phaedrus 244a-257b (Socrates' revised speech on madness, love, truth and immortality).

Thursday, November 30 Literary Composition III due (Style of Plato) Reports: Passages from Demosthenes, Philippics 1-3 (Matt, Erik, Heng, Roman) suggested: Philippics I 2-7; I 123-7; II. 144-5; III.1-5; III 150-5.

Week after class: Literary Composition IV due (Style of Demosthenes)

Exam Period: Final Examination (translation and analysis selected from On Ancient Medicine, Herodotus III, Antiphon (Gagarin Selections), Thucydides I, Lysias 1, 3, 7, 14, 31, 32, Xenophon Symposium, Isocrates Panegyricus, Plato, Phaedrus, Demosthenes Philippics 1-3.

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