Course syllabus
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As of Week 10, we return to in-person learning as per University guidelines.
RE REMOTE LEARNING WEEKS 7-8:
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live zoom meetings for all three lectures each week
- NOTE: due to a technical issue the Week 7 Tuesday lecture is canceled.
RE REMOTE LEARNING WEEKS 4 -6:
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In-person Zoom lectures will take place on Wed and Th, 12-1pm. The third weekly lecture will be comprised either a discussion post with comments about the text, or a pre-recorded lecture.
- During week 6 we will meet on Tuesday, 2-3pm, and Wednesday, 12-1pm.
- Schedule of translation remains as below
- Assessment structure as below
- Office hours by appointment
GREEK 202/302
Ancient Greek Literary Texts 2B/3B
Semester Two, 2020
15 points
Contact details
Elke Nash
Rm: 812, Humanities Bldg, Te Puna Aronui
elke.nash@auckland.ac.nz
Office Hour: Wednesday 1-2pm
Course schedule/delivery format
3 hours of lectures:
Tuesday 2-3, 810-332
Wednesday 12-1, 810-332
Thursday 12-1, 104-124
Course aims
This term we'll be reading Sophocles' Antigone, with the primary intention of furthering our skills in translation and comprehension of the text. There will be an emphasis on developing breadth of vocabulary along with grammatical understanding. We will also spend time in the second half of the semester thinking (fairly informally) about the reception of Antigone, with a focus on recent adaptations, including Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire, and Anne Carson's Antigonick.
Coursework
- Assignments 30%
- Test 20%
- Exam 50%
Important dates
Mon 17/08/20 Discussion Response #1 due
Thu 03/09/20 Translation test
Mon 28/09/20 Discussion Response #2 due
*Weeks 10-11 Presentations in class (exact dates TBD)
Mon 26/10/20 Final Discussion Response (summary of presentation topic) due
*TBD Final Examination
Text, Commentaries, and Further Readings
Text and Commentary:
I’ll have the text from the Bryn Mawr commentary edition, but you can also use text that you find online at, e.g. The Perseus Project or through the TLG (Thesaurus Linguae Graecae), for which we have full access through the University library system.
Commentaries are available in the Lacey Library – please leave course materials in the room unless you’re making copies.
Further readings:
(for second half of the semester) Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes (any translation); Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire
There is a (criminally?) small selection of books on Greek tragedy on our Lacey Library shelf – books which I, for the most part, find reasonably useful – with further bibliography. Please note that this sort of secondary reading isn’t required, since at this stage our primary focus is on the text itself; I’ve provided access to these materials for your interest only.
Assignments (30%):
Discussion responses – due Weeks 4 and 8, TUESDAY 9pm (7.5% each)
These responses should be submitted through the Canvas discussion boards. Format and structure are quite flexible in nature; first and foremost, you should address some aspect of the text that is interesting to you. You may include grammatical points in your response, although your examination should not be purely grammatical, but should venture beyond into issues of culture, history, narrative, philosophy, etc… again, according to what interests you. You might think of these short responses as the imaginative foundation for more structured work later on. Please note, fluidity of expression and a willing curiosity (both of which are encouraged) are in no way mutually exclusive of keen criticality. You must use the text to ground your discussion.
Presentation and final discussion response – presentations to be given on Tuesday of Week 11, response due Week 12, Monday 9pm (15%)
You will be asked to put together a short (10-20 minute) presentation on a topic of your choice, to be discussed with and approved by me ahead of time. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): close reading of a passage, thematic exploration, examination of an adaptation, etc, ETC…
Following your presentation, you will submit a written summary of your topic in Week 12 (including, if you like, a response to or further considerations stemming from class discussion).
Stage 2 – each response should be 400-500 words (approx. 1500 words total)
Stage 3 – each response should be 500-600 words (approx. 1800 words total)
WEEKLY SCHEDULE (tentative!)**
Week 1: Tues: Introduction to the course
Wed-Th: Ant. lines 1-38
Additional reading (required): Mark Griffith, Introduction
Week 2: Tues-Th: Ant.39-99
Week 3: Tues-Th: Ant.162-197
(originally assigned lines 162-247)
Week 4: Tues/Th: Ant. 198-314 - skipped lines 211-248
(originally assigned lines 248-314)
Wed: Discussion
Week 5: Tues-Th: Ant.407-470
Week 6: Tues-Wed: Ant.471-525
Th: Translation Test
** MID-SEMESTER BREAK (7-18 Sept) **
Week 7: Tues-Th: Ant.583-680
Additional reading (required): Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes (any trans.)
Suggested: all of Antigone in translation
Week 8: Tues-Wed: Ant.683-729
Th: Discussion
Week 9: Tues-Th: Ant.766-852
Week 10: Tues: Discussion
Wed-Th: Ant.853-82; 891-928
Additional Reading (required): Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire
suggested: watch this interview with Kamila Shamsie at Auckland Writers Festival in 2019
Week 11: Tues: individual presentations and discussion
Wed-Th: Ant.1155-1243
Week 12: Tues: finish translation from Week 11, read in translation Ant.1261-1353
Wed: final discussion
Course summary:
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