FF:KFMgrC01 Reading Greek comedy - Course Information

KFMgrC01 Reading Aristophanes, Euripides, Menander

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

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

• Classical Philology (programme FF, N-FI)

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.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
  
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