KFMgrC02 Reading Herodotus, Thucydides

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
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 the 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 (Herodotus, Thukydides) which is prescribed to translation. At the end of this course, students will be able to make a grammatical analysis, a translation and an interpretation of the Greek historiography on a high level.
Syllabus
  • Solving problematic places in Herodot's Historiae, Book I, VII, or in Thucydides's Historiae, Book I, II (the students choose one of these authors on the basis of their individual interests).
Literature
  • DEWALD, Carolyn. Thucydides' war narrative : a structural study. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005, xiv, 258. ISBN 0520241274. info
  • SMYTH, Herbert Weir. Greek Grammar. Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-674-36250-0. 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
  • DIMITROPOULOS, Panagiotis. Untersuchungen zum finalen Genetiv des substantivierten Infinitivs bei Thukydides. Helsinki: Societas scientiarum Fennica, 1999, vi, 117. ISBN 9516533000. 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
  • KELLER, Werner. Da aber staunte Herodot : merkwürdige und gruselige, wunderbare und komische Stories des Vaters der Geschichte präsentiert und kommentiert. Illustrated by Roland Kohlsaat. Zürich: Droemer Knaur, 1972, 398 s. ISBN 3426055716. info
  • HÉRODOTOS. Auswahl aus Herodot. Edited by Wilhelm Krause. 3. Aufl. Wien: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1965, 274 s. info
  • SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
Teaching methods
The course is not being taught in a standart 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, 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, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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