GRE2430 ¨C Advanced Seminar in Greek I

Course content

This course provides you with skills and tools you need to connect your reading of texts in Ancient Greek with relevant modern scholarship in classical philology. In addition to reading a selection of texts in the original language, you will conduct a study on a specific topic related to these texts. You will gain experience presenting your own findings, both orally and in writing, as well as critically discussing research by other scholars. These skills are essential for reading more advanced texts in Ancient Greek, for doing more advanced work in Classics and for continuing studies at the Master's level.

Course content autumn 2025:

In Fall 2025 this course will have a thematic focus on ancient theories of literature. We will explore some of the key ancient texts that reflect on literature, its place in society, its relation to other arts, as well as its epistemic, moral and historical value. We will read two texts in the original: Plutarch¡¯s How the Young Person Should Listen to Poets and Ps.-Longinus¡¯ On the Sublime. In additional, we will survey philosophical critiques and responses to poetry (Plato¡¯s theory of forms, mimesis and diegesis; Aristotle¡¯s notion of poetics; Cleanthes¡¯ and Seneca¡¯s Stoic theory of poetry as a conduit of philosophical teaching) and approaches that developed within or responded to the ancient philological tradition (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Horace, Aulus Gellius). Relevant modern literary-theoretical texts will also be discussed.

Learning outcome

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• read and translate the selected Ancient Greek texts into Norwegian and/or English as well as comment on relevant interpretative issues.
• conduct a small research project related to the texts included in the syllabus using scholarly literature, databases, and other relevant tools.
• orient yourself in modern scholarship and methodological frameworks relevant to the topic of the seminar.
• present research findings in an academic manner, both in writing and orally, including the use of footnotes, references, and an academic presentation style.
• discuss aspects of Greek grammar based on the selected Greek texts.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO, must each semester?register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please?see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

• GRE1001 ¨C Innf?ring i gresk I eller GRE4001 ¨C Innf?ring i gresk I for masterstudenter
• GRE1002 ¨C Innf?ring i gresk II eller GRE4002 ¨C Innf?ring i gresk II for masterstudenter
• one course in Ancient Greek at the 2000 level (course with course code GRE2xxx)

(or equivalent knowledge - contact the department if you have studied Greek elsewhere)

Teaching

14 two-hour seminars. The teaching is common with the MA students' teaching. In this way, the BA and MA students can benefit from each other's knowledge and experience.?

In order for you to be allowed to sit for the final examination,?the following compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher:

• Attendance in the ordinary seminars: You must attend at least 10 of the 14 seminars
• Attendance in the Classics seminar, at least once during the semester
• Submission of a short report (1-2 pages) on one of the Classics seminars that you have attended
• Oral presentation in the ordinary seminar teaching
• Submission of a draft of the seminar paper

Approved attendance, report and oral presentation are valid also the next two semesters in which the course is offered. Draft of the seminar paper, on the other hand, is valid only in the semester in which it has been approved. This means that if you would like to retake this course, you must submit a new draft.

Examination

Seminar paper, approximately 10 pages (of 2300 characters each, without spaces. Title page and reference list not included).

You submit your assignment in the digital examination system Inspera. You must familiarize yourself with Inspera before the submission deadline.?Read about how to submit your assignment in Inspera.

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, all compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher.

Examination support material

You are required to?familiarize yourself with the rules for sources and citations. It may be considered cheating or attempted cheating to use other people's material without informing about it.

Language of examination

You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail.?Read more about the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

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• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.