RLS009 Reading Plato

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Veronika Hrůšová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Veronika Hrůšová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 C32, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( RLS004 Greek Grammar IV || KR004 Greek Grammar IV ) && ! KR009 Greek Proseminar: Sophocles
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The primary aim of the course is the development of skills and abilities necessary for a successful translation of a selected Ancient Greek text. Students draw on the linguistic compentences obtained in courses of Greek grammar and apply their knowledge of morphology and syntax to the authentic Ancient Greek texts.
Learning outcomes
Following the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- present an overview of Plato's life and works;
- analyse linguistic features of the selected text;
- transform selected syntactical structures;
- translate and interpret the text properly.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the literary works of Plato.
  • 2.-13. Reading and interpretation of selected parts of the Greek text: Correct translation of the Greek original text into Czech, while focusing on differences between the word-for-word and meaningful translation, looking for adequate expressions in Czech for different Greek syntactic constructions, grammatical and syntactical analysis, identification of subordinate clauses and their formal characteristics.
Literature
  • Apologia Sokratous (Orig.) : Obrana Sokratova [Plato, 1971]. info
  • Introducing Plato (Orig.) : Platón [Robinson, 2002]. info
  • PLATO, 427-347 př.Kr. The apology (Obsaž.) : The last days of Socrates. info
  • Plato's Apology of Socratesa commentary. Edited by Paul Allen Miller - Charles Platter - Plato. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010, 1 online r. ISBN 0806140259. info
  • GERSH, Stephen. Reading Plato, tracing Plato : from ancient commentary to medieval reception. Hampshire: Ashgate, 2005, 1 sv. ISBN 0860789691. 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
  • TIGERSTEDT, Eugène Napoléon. Interpreting Plato. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1977, 157 stran. ISBN 9122000909. info
Teaching methods
Students are required to translate and gramatically analyze particular chapters in advance individually at home. During the classes, the text is translated and grammatically analysed.
Assessment methods
The necessary prerequisite for successful completion of the course is active attendance at seminaries. The assessment method for the course is an oral examination that evaluates student's ability of translation and grammatical analysis of a selected Greek text.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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