KRBcA05 Greek Proseminar I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Juraj Franek, 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
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 VP
Prerequisites
KRBcA02 Greek Grammar II || rlb119 Classical Greek IV
Elementary orientation in the Ancient Greek text written in the Classical period.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- analyse selected text with respect to its language structure;
- apply their language skills to the transformation of selected syntactical structures;
- translate and interpret the text properly.
Syllabus
  • 1. Plato: life and work.
  • 2. Plato's philosophy.
  • 3. Introduction to reading Plato.
  • 4.-12. Reading and interpretation of selected parts of the Apologia Sokratus (approximately two pages of the text of Teubner edition are interpreted during each lesson): the appropriate translation of an original Greek text to Czech (differences between the word-for-word and the appropriate translation, finding adequate expressions in Czech for different Greek syntactic constructions), grammatical analysis of the text (morphology, syntax: emphasis is laid mainly on the understanding of different syntactical phenomena and the identification of their semantically adequate alternative constructions), social and cultural context.
Literature
  • DUKE, E. A., W. F. HICKEN, W. S. M. NICOLL and D. B. ROBINSON. Platonis opera, tomus I. Oxford, 1995. Oxford Classical Texts. info
  • PLATO, 427-347 př.Kr. Platónos Apologia Sókratoys : Apologia Sókratoys (Variant.). Edited by Franz Josef Weber. 6., erneut überarb. und. ver. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 1995, 157 s. ISBN 3-506-99155-8. info
  • HERMANN, C. F. and M. WOHLRAB. Platonis Eutyphro, Apologia Socratis, Crito, Phaedo. Lipsiae: B. G. Teubner, 1910. info
  • BURNET, J. Apologia Socratis. Platonis opera, Vol. I. reprint 1967. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1900. Databáze klasických textů > Thesaurus linguae Graecae - MUSAIOS info
  • PLATÓN. Platonis scripta Graeca omnia. ed. I. Bekker. Londinii, 1826. info
  • PLATÓN. Obrana Sokratova. Translated by Jaroslav Ludvíkovský. Vyd. 8., v Odeonu 1. Praha: Odeon, 1971, 102 s. URL info
  • PLATÓN. Platónos Apologia Sókratus. Edited by Josef Sedláček. V Praze: UNIE, 1913, 85 s. info
  • Překlady Platónových spisů. přel. F. Novotný. Praha, 1931. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, František. O Platonovi. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1948, 318 s. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, František. O Platonovi. 1. vyd. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1948, 498 s. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, František. O Platonovi. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1949, 622 s. info
Teaching methods
Planned learning activities and teaching methods consist of preparatory homework and reading with commentary in class.
Assessment methods
Credits are awarded for an active participation in the lessons and the oral exam testing student's ability to translate and comment on selected Greek text.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti, kteří mají v kombinaci s klasickou řečtinou obor latinský jazyk a literatura, ukončují předmět zkouškou!
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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