KFMgrC01 Reading Aristophanes, Euripides, Menander

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
KRBcA04 Greek Grammar IV
Deep knowledge of Classical Greek normative grammar.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to use the acquired knowledge of the Classical Greek normative grammar while reading the Ancient Greek text (Aristofanés/Euripidés/Menandros) which is prescribed to translation. At the end of this course, students will be able to make the grammatical analysis, translate and interpret the Greek drama on a high level (Aristofanes/Euripides/Menandros).
Syllabus
  • Grammatical analysis, a translation and an interpretation of one comedy of Aristophanes, Euripides or Menander (the students choose on the basis of their individual interests). Analysis of the problematic places.
Literature
  • ARISTOPHANES, 450-338 př.Kr. Comoediae [Aristophanes] (Variant.) : Aristophanis Comoediae. T. I, Acharnenses; Equites; Nubes; Vespas; Pacem; Aves; Continens : Aristophanis Comoediae. T. II, Lysistratam; Thesmophoriazusas; Ranas; Ecclesiazusas; Plutum; Fragmenta; Indicem nominum; Co. info
  • libovolné kometování vydání vybrané komedie
  • Concordance to Menander. Edited by Andreas G. Katsouris. Hildesheim: Olms-Weidmann, 2004, 652 s. ISBN 3487125978. info
  • MÖLLENDORFF, Peter von. Aristophanes. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 2002, 222 s. ISBN 3487114879. info
  • SMYTH, Herbert Weir. Greek Grammar. Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-674-36250-0. info
  • GREER, Germaine and Phil WILLMOTT. Lysistrata - the sex strike : after Aristophanes. London: Aurora Metro Press, 2000, 96 s. ISBN 095367570X. info
  • A Greek-English lexicon : with a revised supplement, 1996. Edited by Henry Stuart Jones - Roderick McKenzie - Henry George Liddell - Robert. 9th ed. completed 1940 with. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1996, xlv, 2042. ISBN 0198642261. info
  • ARISTOFANÉS. Aristophanes Clouds. Edited by K. J. Dover. London: Oxford University Press, 1970, xxxviii, 2. ISBN 0199120099. info
  • MENANDROS. The Dyskolos of Menander. Edited by E. W. Handley. London: Methuen & Co., 1965, x, 323. info
  • AISCHYLOS, EURIPIDÉS, SOFOKLÉS and ARISTOFANÉS. Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1952, ix, 649. info
  • SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
  • MURRAY, Gilbert. Aristophanes : a study. London: Oxford University Press, 1933, x, 268 s. info
  • EURIPIDÉS. Euripides Medea : mit Scholien. Edited by Ernst Diehl. Bonn: A. Marcus und E. Weber's Verlag, 1911, 116 s. info
  • ARISTOFANÉS. The clouds of Aristophanes. Edited by W. J. M. Starkie. London: Macmillan and Co., 1911, lxxxviii,. info
Teaching methods
The course is not being taught in a standard form; during consultations the student solves actual problems and answers questions concerning the text, which is prescribed to translation.
Assessment methods
Oral exam (student must prove his ability to analyze and interpret the text, which is prescribed to translation).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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