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(Cl Cv-Hist 247) Greek History

Comparative Arts and Letters College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Greece from Mycenaean times to the Hellenistic period.

When Taught

Winter

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3

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Title

Greek Literature Analysis

Learning Outcome

Successful students will be exposed to selections of Greek literature and be able to evaluate those texts as sources for Greek history; critical skills will be improved by the careful treatment of historiographical texts.

Title

Critical Theories

Learning Outcome

Successful students will discuss critical theories that are relevant to the texts treated in class and be able to evaluate and judge the rhetorical complexities facing the various authors discussed and how those authors resolved those complexities as they composed their historical narratives.

Title

Historical Texts and Ancient Historiography

Learning Outcome

Successful students will be able to locate the historical texts treated in class in the context of Classical literature generally and of ancient historiography specifically.

Title

Ancient Greek Historical Sources

Learning Outcome

Successful students will consider available primary sources of information for ancient Greek history and be able to evaluate the reliability of those sources.