GREEK 430

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Herodotus

Comparative Arts and Letters College of Humanities

Course Description

In-depth study of The Histories of Herodotus.

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Reading Greek

Learning Outcome

By studying the text of Herodotus, successful students will learn techniques of reading Greek prose literature with subtlety and precision.

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Critical Method

Learning Outcome

Successful students will understand and apply principles and practice of critical method, with specific reference to the text of Herodotus.

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Literary History

Learning Outcome

Successful students will understand Herodotus' place within the literary history of Classical antiquity and locate his work in the larger context of political and cultural history.

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Text Evaluation

Learning Outcome

Successful students will intelligently evaluate the text of Herodotus through close reading in the original language and express this in examinations and essays.