THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
GREEK 599, Greek Composition SPRING 2014
Classics Dept. Off: LSB 203, 621-1689
Dr. J. BAUSCHATZ and A. Hoopes
Off: LSB 215, 621-7422
GREEK 599: Greek Composition. In this graduate independent study course we will attempt to further
enhance the student’s reading ability and knowledge of Greek grammar through the composition of
sentences and passages of increasing complexity in Attic Greek. The ancient language is customarily
approached, after introductory instructional courses are completed, from a reading comprehension point
of view. This class will attempt to supplement this approach by giving the student the opportunity to
consider and practice the process of writing in Greek, which will reinforce and augment both the
student’s ability to generate forms and his knowledge of Greek stylistic preferences.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Instructional Text:
Hillard, A. E., and North, M. A. 1954. Greek Prose Composition: For Schools. London: Rivingtons.
In conjunction with:
Murray, A. T. 1930. Greek Composition: For Colleges. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company.
Sidgwick, A. 1957. Introduction to Greek Prose Composition. New York: Longmans, Green and Co.
Further Composition Materials:
Orientalium Dignitas, Papa Leo XIII
Regula pro Monachis, Sanctus Benedictus Abbas
TBD
Supplemental Texts:
Blass, F., and W. J. Purton. 1890. Pronunciation of Ancient Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Denniston, J. D. 1952. Greek Prose Style. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
---. 1996. The Greek Particles. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Dover, K. J. 1960. Greek Word Order. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Goodwin, W. W. 1992. Greek Moods and Tenses. Philadelphia: William H. Allen – Bookseller.
Pharr, C. 1925. Homeric Greek. Boston: D.C. Heath and Co.
Probert, P. 2003. A New Short Guide to the Accentuation of Ancient Greek. Bristol: Bristol Classical.
Rijksbaron, A. 2002. The Syntax and Semantics of the Verb in Classical Greek (3rd ed.). Chicago and
London: University of Chicago Press.
Smyth, H. W. 1973. Greek Grammar. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Veitch, W. 1887. Greek Verbs, Irregular and Defective; their forms, meaning, and quantity: embracing
all the tenses used by the Greek writers, with references to the passages in which they are found.
Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Woodhouse, S. C. 1979. English-Greek Dictionary. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Supplemental Instructional Texts:
Balme, M. G., and G. Lawall. 1990-1. Athenaze: an Introduction to Ancient Greek, v. 1 & 2. New York:
Oxford University Press.
Chase, A. H., and H. Phillips. 1961. A New Introduction to Greek: Third Edition Revised and Enlarged.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Crosby, H. L., and J. N. Schaeffer. 2009. An Introduction to Greek. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications.
Hansen, H., and G. Quinn. 1992. Greek: An Intensive Course. New York: Fordham University Press.
GRK 599 Syllabus, p. 2
CLASS POLICY
Attendance: Attendance during arranged advisor-student meetings is required.
Assignments: Regular assignments from the instructional texts will be completed and checked with the
instructor to assess the student’s progress.
Portfolio: A portfolio of shorter (than the final project) individual translation assignments demonstrating
the student’s proficiency in composition will be turned in to the instructor.
Final Project: A substantial selection of Latin and/or English will be proposed by the student and
approved by the advisor for translation into Greek, shall be composed and revised throughout the course.
Grading: Grading will be carried out on the normal independent study scale of Superior, Pass, or E
(fail). The grade will be divided among the following criteria: Textual Assignments (35%), Portfolio
(35%), Final Project (30%)
Study Criteria: Between independent work and instructor-student meetings, an equivalent amount of
time will be spent on this course to a normal 3-unit 5xx level reading course.
Schedule: (January 23 – May 12)
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Jan. 24-Jan 31: Unit 1 (Exs. 1-11), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Probert
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Feb. 3-7: Unit 2 (Exs. 12-23), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Dover
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Feb. 10-14: Unit 3 (Exs. 24-40), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Denniston, The Greek
Particles
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Feb. 17-21: Unit 4 (Exs. 41-61), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Goodwin
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Feb. 24-28: Unit 5 (Exs. 62-72), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Pharr
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March. 3-7: Unit 6 (Exs. 73-86), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Rijksbaron
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March 10-15: Unit 7 (Exs. 87-115), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Veitch
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March 17-21: Unit 8 (Exs. 116-133), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Blass and Purton
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March 24-8: Unit 9 (Exs. 134-145), North and Hillard; Supp. Reading: Denniston, Greek Prose
Style
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March 31-April 4: Unit 10 (Exs. 146-167), North and Hillard; Review Supp. Reading
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April 7-11: Review Exercises (Exs. 168-175)
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April 14-18: Independent Translation I
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April 21-25: Independent Translation II
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April 28-May 7: Intensive Collaboration on Final Project