Fall Courses

FALL 2017

CLA 151 - ELEMENTARY GREEK - CALDESI VALERI
​MWTR 10:00-10:50

This course introduces students to the fundamental vocabulary and grammar of the Greek language. In the process, we will be reading short selections from ancient authors and composing in Greek.

University and College Foreign Language Requirements

with CLA 395 - CALDESI VALERI - FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN'T FIT CLA 151 INTO THEIR SCHEDULE

 

CLA 251 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK - CALDESI VALERI 
​M 11:00 - 11:50

Review of grammatical principles together with readings from Greek prose and poetry. Selections from a wide range of authors will be included in order to demonstrate the diversity and appeal of Greek literature. Emphasis is placed on developing reading ability. Prereq: CLA 152 or equivalent.
University and College Foreign Language Requirements

 

CLA 555/655 - ANCIENT GREEK PROSE: HISTORIANS - CALDESI VALERI
TR 12:30-1:45

This course will entail reading in the original Greek selections from the works composed by the two chief 5th-century BCE historians, Herodotus and Thucydides Thucydides. In doing so, students will explore the origins, development, nature and methods of historical writing, the interconnections between the two historians as well as questions of style, language and narrative.