FF:KRMgr26 Reading Thucydides - Course Information

KRMgr26 Reading Thucydides

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Asynchronous teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

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

KRBcZk B.A. Final Exam || KRBcSZk B.A. Final Exam
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

• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Ancient Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-KR_) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to check whether students themselves are able to understand selected passages from the work by Thucydides.

Learning outcomes

The students should be able to understand, translate selected passages (see Course Contents) from the work by Thucydides comment on their linguistic characteristics and historical context.

Syllabus

• Reading and translating the 1st book of Thucydides´ work.
• Use of dictionaries, commentaries and grammar books.
• Linguistic analysis of the text.
• Historical background of the work.

Literature

required literature
• Textově kritické vydání Thúkýdida (volba konkrétní edice je ponechána na studentovi: Nejlepší je edice G. B. Albertiho /Roma 1972–2000/; dobrá je i edice Jones–Powell /OCT 1940 a reedice/, pro první dvě knihy edice K. Zieglera /Teubner 1971/).

recommended literature
• THÚKYDIDÉS. Dějiny peloponnéské války. Edited by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 2., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 595 s. URL 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
• SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
• SMYTH, Herbert Weir. Greek Grammar. Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-674-36250-0. info
• Brill's companion to Thucydides. Edited by Antōnios Renkakos - Antōnēs Tsakmakēs. Leiden: Brill, 2012, xix, 491. ISBN 9789047404842. info
• A companion to Greek and Roman historiography. Edited by John Marincola. Pbk. ed. 1st pub. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xli, 705. ISBN 9781444339239. info
• THUCYDIDES. The history of the Peloponnesian war (Přít.) : The history of Herodotus. Translated by Richard Crawley. S. 345-616. info
• DIMITROPOULOS, Panagiotis. Untersuchungen zum finalen Genetiv des substantivierten Infinitivs bei Thukydides. Helsinki: Societas scientiarum Fennica, 1999, vi, 117. ISBN 9516533000. info
• DEWALD, Carolyn. Thucydides' war narrative : a structural study. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005, xiv, 258. ISBN 0520241274. info
• LEPPIN, Hartmut. Thukydides und die Verfassung der Polis : ein Beitrag zur politischen Ideengeschichte des 5. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1999, 253 s. ISBN 3050034580. info

Teaching methods

The course is not regularly taught during the semester. Individual reading of selected passages, use of dictionaries and other tools, and, if necessary, consultation with the teacher.

Assessment methods

The knowledge of the texts is tested by translating selected passages into Czech and commenting on their linguistic features and historical and social context. The examination is oral, students have time for preparing the translation. Examination takes place in the examination period as well as during the semester (in the latter case, it is necessary to make appointment personally or by e-mail).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Prostřednictvím individuálních konzultací.