Greek Civilization 201 / Lake Forest College

GK CIV 201:   ANCIENT GREECE: LIFE, THOUGHT, AND THE ARTS     Spring 2001

Faculty:  This course will be co-taught by Richard Fisher (Dept. of Foreign Languages), Janet McCracken (Philosophy), Ann Roberts (Art), Lou Lombardi (Philosophy), and Ahmad Sadri (Sociology and Anthropology), and Heather Tanner (History).  Richard Fisher is the primary professor, responsible for grading.

Description:  Our objective is to help you gain a greater understanding of the ancient Greek world, in which so many of our own humanistic values and ideas found their earliest expression.  We especially want you to know some of the story as it is presented by the ancient Greeks themselves--in their literature, written history, philosophy, art, and artifacts.  The course is interdisciplinary by design, both in WHAT is studied and HOW it is studied.

Texts for Gk Civ 201:
          ANCIENT: Homer, The Odyssey
   Herodotus, The Histories (W.W. Norton, abridged text with commentaries)
   Aeschylus, The Oresteia
   Thucydides, On Justice, Power, and Human Nature
   Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates
          MODERN:  Pomeroy, Burstein, Donlan, Roberts, Ancient Greece (AG)
   Pedley, Greek Art and Archaeology (Art)
   Bruit Zaidman & Schmitt Pantel, Religion in the Ancient Greek City (Rel)
   David Turner, Byzantine Age  (Byz) (This text will be purchased in class)
   Other materials will be available from the Program in Greece and Turkey Web page:
    http://www.lfc.edu/academics/greece/

Texts and Materials for On-Site Courses, also used in Gk Civ 201:
 Pedley, Greek Art and Archaeology  (Gk Civ 202, 203)
 Bruit Zaidman & Schmitt Pantel, Religion in the Ancient Greek City (Have a copy to share in Gk Civ 203)
 David Turner, Byzantine Age  (Gk Civ 204)
 Program Timelines (photocopies) (all)
 Cylcadic Culture (photocopies) (Gk Civ 202)
 Minoan Culture (photocopies) (Gk Civ 202)
 Mycenaean Culture (photocopies) (Gk Civ 202)
 Social History: Dark Age, Colonizing Period, Archaic Age (photocopies) (Gk Civ 203)
 Historical Background: The Decline of Classical Greece to the Dawn of the Byzantine Empire (Gk Civ 204)

Requirements:
 (1) The class is not large, and we shall expect everyone to participate in discussion.  The reading is sizable in quantity, often challenging in difficulty.  Students are expected to complete the readings before the class session for which they are listed; keep up to date with your reading so you can discuss it intelligently!
 (2) Through weekly brief quizzes, we shall encourage you to fashion a basic framework of  information from materials provided in your readings and highlighted during the class sessions.  This weekly test will have three parts: (1) identification of key terms and myths, (2) chronology, (3) essay responses to questions about the readings and lectures.
 (3) Because of the substantial amount of reading, there will be only a modest--8 to 10 pp--outside research project. Topics and guidelines will be provided.
 (4) For the three-hour final examination, you will be provided with the questions in advance.  The examination will consist of essays which analyze, compare, and integrate course materials from the lectures, discussions, and readings.  This is not a typical final exam; it encourages you not only to report on  what was covered in the prerequisite course but also to assimilate a wide variety of material in anticipation of the on-site visits in the next courses.  It is both backward and forward looking.

Grading:  Course grades will be based on the following: (1) class participation--15%, (2) weekly tests--25%, (3) research paper--30%, and (4) final examination--30%. In discussion, papers and the final exam, weight will be given to relevant and searching questions, critical comments, and--notably in your writing--clarity, organization, and argumentation.

Extra Sessions: In addition to regular class time, a number of special class sessions will be scheduled: extra modern Greek language sessions, a meeting to discuss possible paper topics, sessions to share information learned writing research papers, a Saturday morning trip to the Art Institute Greek art collection, and a group dinner.

Date Topics        Assigned Readings
Tu 1/16  The Aegean world:  geography, climate, historical timeline (Fisher)
 Bronze Age Greece (Lombardi)

 THE BRONZE AGE

We 17   Bronze Age Greece, cont. (Lombardi)    AG I; Timeline 2
 The Iliad (Fisher)       Iliad (xerox)

Th  18  Minoan and Mycenean architecture (Roberts)   Quick Tours of Knossos &
          Mycenae (Program web page)
 Minoan and Mycenaean art (Roberts)     Timelines 3, 4; Minoan Culture, Mycenaean Culture (xeroxes)

Fr  19  The Odyssey (Sadri)      Odyssey 1-4

Mo 22  Odyssey (Fisher)       Odyssey, 5-8

Tu  23 The Odyssey (McCracken)       Odyssey 9-16
 The Odyssey (Lombardi)      Odyssey 17-24

We 24 Review and Quiz
 Language and Culture Session

Th  25   Transition: Dark Age and Colonizing Period (Fisher)  AG III (pp 82-109);
   ì       Social History, Secs I-V (xerox)

 CLASSICAL THROUGH HELLENISTIC AGES

Fr   26  Common Culture: Greek Religion (McCracken)   BZ, Chs 1,2,4,5

Mo 29 Common Culture: Greek Religion (Fisher)   BZ, Chs 6-9, 12-15

Tu  30 Sparta (Lombardi)       AG, IV, Timeline 8
 Early Athens (Fisher)      AG, V (pp., 159-178)

We 31 Herodotus (Fisher)      AG, V (pp. 178-200); Timeline 7
 Herodotus (Tanner)      Histories, pp. 3-73, 148-54

Th  2/1  Review and Quiz
 Language and Culture Session

Fr    2   Herodotus (Fisher)      Histories, pp. 155-237

Mo  5   Tours of Acropolis and Delphi (Lombardi)    Quick Tours of Acropolis &
          Delphi (Program web page)

Tu   6  Greek Sanctuaries (Fisher)     BZ, Chs. 10,11
 Greek Temple Architecture (Roberts)    Pedley, pp. 149-160; 240-261

We  7   Review and Quiz
 Language and Culture Session

Th   8  Greek Arts and Theater (Fisher)     AG VI (pp. 219-233)
 Aeschylus' "Oresteia," play 1 (Fisher)      Aeschylus, Agamemnon
 

Fr  9 Sociology of Greek intellectuals (Sadri)
*
Sa   10 MORNING FIELD TRIP TO ART INSTITUTE (weather permitting)

Mo 12 Aeschylus' "Oresteia," the second play (Sadri)   Aeschylus, Libation Bearers

Tu 13 Classical sculpture, pottery (Roberts)                Pedley: Sculp, pp. 115-119, 125-
          131, 183-191, 193-199; Pottery:
          pp. 138-145, 168-183, 217-230
 Greek family, Society, Economy (McCracken)   AG VI (pp. 233-245; 201-219)

We 14 Aeschylusí ìOresteia,î the third play (McCracken)  Aeschylus, The Eumenides
 Background to Peloponnesian War (Tanner)   AG VII (pp. 246-255), VIII (pp.
          287-328)

Th  15 Review and Quiz
 Language and Culture Session

Fr 16 Peloponnesian War, early years (Fisher)    Thucydides, pp. 1-37
          Timeline 9

Mo 19 Peloponnesian War, middle years (Tanner)   Thucydides, pp. 39-109

Tu  20 Peloponnesian War, middle years (Tanner)   Thucydides, pp. 111-160
 Peloponnesian War, final years (Fisher)     ì

We  21 Review and Quiz
 Language and Culture Session

Th  22 Classical Age, overview (Fisher)     AG IX (pp. 331-353)
 Greek Philosophy: Presocratics (McCracken)   AG III (pp. 121-24); VII (267-74)

Fr  23 Development of Greek philosophy (McCracken)   Plato, Trial and Death of Socrates

Su  25 GROUP DINNER (Date Tentative)

Mo 26 Philip (Fisher)       AG X

Tu  27 Further on Greek philosophy (McCracken)    AG IX (pp. 353-68)
 Hellenistic Art (Roberts)      Pedley, pp. 316-19; 325-28; 330-54

We 28 Alexander (Fisher)      AG XI
 Language and Culture Session

Th 3/1   Review and Quiz
 Hellenistic Age (Fisher)      AG XII; Timeline 10

 BYZANTINE ERA

Fri 2 Byzantine History (Tanner)     Historical Background (xerox)
 [Student papers due before 5:00 PM]    Turner, East Roman History,
           I (Skim)

Mo 5 Art of the Byzantine Era (Roberts)     Turner, Orthodox Christianity,
              Byzantine Art, Byz. Church
                Architecture (Skim)

Tu  6 Greece and Islam (Sadri)
 Language and Culture Session

We 7 Final Exam: 8:00-11:00

iatros
hieros
ta hiera
hippos
historia

K Kappa, k kappa

kairos
kakos
kalokagathia
kalos
kardia
kephale
kleos
kosmos
krisis
krites
kybernetes
kunos

L Lambda, l lambda

Lakedaimonios
lamp(=b)ros
leon
lithos
logismos
logos
lupe

M Mu, m mu

mathema
Macedon
Marathon
mache
megas, mega
Menelaos
meter
mikros
moira
Mousa
mousike
 

iatroV
ieroV
ta iera
ippoV
istoria
 
 

kairoV
kakoV
kalokagaqia
kaloV
kardia
kefalh
kleoV
kosmoV
krisiV
krithV
kubernhthV
kunoV
 
 

LakedaimonioV
lamproV
lewn
liqoV
logismoV
logoV
luph
 
 

maqhma
Makedwn
Maraqwn
mach
megaV, mega
MenelaoV
mhthr
mikroV
moipa
Mousa
mousikh
 

physician
holy, sacred
(the) temples
horse
history, investigation
 
 

perfect moment, critical time
bad, evil, cowardly
beauty+goodness
good, beautiful, noble
heart
head
fame, renown, report
order, universe, world
judgment, decision, trial
judge
pilot
dog (bitch)
 
 

Spartans
bright
lion
stone
reasoning
word, speech, account
pain, grief
 
 

knowledge
Macedonian
Marathon
battle
great, large
Menelaus
mother
small
fate, destiny
Muse
any art, esp. music
 
 

N Nu, n nu

naus
neos
nike
noeo
noema
nomothetes
nomos
nostos
nous, noos
nux, nuktos

X Xi, x xi

xenos

O Omicron, o omicron

odos
odontos
oikos
holos
Olympia ta
Olympionikes
Homeros
homologeo
homonoeo
onoma
orge
orthos
ornithos
oudeis
ouranos
ophthalmos
opsis

P ?i, p pi

pathos
paideia
paidos
paradeisos
paradoxos
pater
patris
Peiraieus
Peloponnesos
Perikles
 

nauV
neoV
nikh
noew
nohma
nomoqethV
nomoV
nostoV
nouV / nooV
nux / nuktoV
 
 

xenoV
 
 

odoV
odontoV
oikoV
oloV
Olumpia ta
OlumpionikhV
OmhpoV
omologew
omonoew
onoma
orgh
orqvV
orniqoV
oudeiV
ouranoV
ofqalmoV
oyiV
 
 

paqoV
paideia
paidoV
paradeisoV
paradoxoV
pathr
patriV
PeiraieuV
PeloponnhsoV
PeriklhV
 

ship
new, young
victory
think
thought
lawgiver
law, custom
return, homecoming
mind, intelligence
night
 
 

stranger, friend, guest
 
 

way, road, journey
tooth
house(hold)
whole
Olympic games
Olympic victor
Homer
agree, admit
agree, think with
name
anger, temperament
correctly
bird
no one, nothing
heaven
eye
sight, seeing, face
 
 

experience, suffering
education
child, boy, slave
park
contrary to expectation
father
native land, country
Piraeus
Peloponnesus
Pericles
P ?i, p pi

peripatos
plastos
Platon
ploion
ploutos
pneuma
poieo
poietes
polemos
polis
politeia
polites
(zdoön) politikon
Poseidon
potamos
praxis
Prometheus
pros theon
protos

R Rho, r rw

rhathumos
rheo
Rhodos

S Sigma, s sigma

selene
skene
Solon
Sophokles
sophos
Spartiates
sperma
strategos
synapto (synapso)
Sphingx
Sokrates
soma

T Tau, t tau

tauros
telos
terpsis
trigonon
 

peripatoV
plastvV
Platwn
ploion
ploutoV
pneuma
poiew
poihthV
polemoV
poliV
politeia
polithV
(zvon) politikon
Poseidon
potamoV
praxiV
PromhqeuV
proV qevn
prvtoV
 
 

raqumwV
rew
RodoV
 
 

selhnh
skhnh
Solwn
SofoklhV
sofoV
SpartiathV
sperma
strathgoV
sunaptw (sunayw)
Sfigx
SwkrathV
svma
 
 

tauroV
teloV
teryiV
trigonon
 

a walking around, stroll
falsely, artificially
Plato
boat
wealth
breath, inspiration
do, make, meet
poet
war
polis, city
government
citizen
political animal
Poseidon
river
doing, affair, work
Prometheus
by, in name of the gods
first
 
 

easily, lightheartedly
flow
Rhodes
 
 

moon
tent, stage, stage building
Solon
Sophocles
wise, prudent
Spartan
seed
general
fasten together, attach
Sphinx
Socrates
body, person
 
 

bull
end, purpose
enjoyment
triangle
T Tau, t tau

tropaion
tropos
Troes
tyrannos
tyche

U Upsilon, u upsilon
(i yilon)

hybris
hygieia
hydor
hyper
hypnos

F Phi, f fi

pharmakon
phero
pheugo
phileo
philos
philosopheo
phobos
phren / phrenos
phylax
physis
phone
phos

C Chi, c ci

charis
cheiros
chronos

Y Psi, y yi

pseudos
psyche

W Omega, w wmega

hora
 
 
 

tropaion
tropoV
TrveV
turannoV
tuch
 
 
 

ubriV
ugieia
udwr
uper
upnoV
 
 

farmakon
ferw
feugw
filew
filoV
filosofew
foboV
frhn / frenoV
fulax
fusiV
fwnh
fvV
 
 

cariV
ceiroV
cronoV
 
 

yeudoV
yuxh
 
 

wpa
 

trophy, victory
character, manner, turn
Trojans
ruler, tyrant
fate, luck
 
 
 

overbearing pride, insolence
health
water
over
sleep
 
 

drug, medicine
carry, bear, transport
flee
love, greet, welcome
friend
love wisdom, seek knowledge
fear
mind, understanding
guard
nature
sound, voice
light
 
 

favor, grace, thanks
hand
time
 
 

false
soul
 
 

season, hour, time

Kali Orexi

good appetite

bon appetit!

h pitsa kai h KOKA KOLA

polh fagwsmoV!

menin aide qea Peleiadiou Acilleiou/ ouloumenon
the wrath sing, goddess, of the son of Peleus (of) Achilleus/ the baneful

Alphabet
 

A Alpha, a alfa

B Beta, b bhta (vee)

G Gamma, g gamma (ng)

D Delta, d delta (th)

E Epsilon, e eyilon

Z Zeta, z zeta (zed)

H Eta, h hta

Q Theta, q qeta

I Iota, i iwta

K Kappa, k kappa

L Lambda, l lambda

M Mu, m mu

N Nu, n nu

X Xi, x xi

O Omicron, o omicron

P Pi, p pi

R Rho, r rw

S Sigma, s sigma (V at end)

T Tau, t tau (taf)

U Upsilon, u upsilon

F Phi, f fi

C Chi, c ci

Y Psi, y yi

W Omega, w wmega

ai = aisle; au = house
ei = feign; eu = met+moon
 

Ancient
 

aha, archon

biology

graph, grape

democracy

epigram

glazed (zd), adze (dz)

fête, paper

theater

geranium, police

kinetic

labyrinth

metaphor

nanny

axiom

optics, polemic

perimeter

romance, rhinoceros

sorry, semantic

tactics, tooth

tu (Fr), üben (Ger)

Philip, flotsam

(* k/chorus) machen

eclipse, pssst!

ode, ocean, orgy

hu = fête+moon; oi = foil
ou = moon; ui = we
Modern
 

another

variety, vita

gather (> a,o,ou), yes (> e,i)

there, then

help, Helen, get

Zorro, zealous, zoom

these, yum, ski

thin, thud, thunk

these, ease, yo, bit

cake, Coke, cocky

law, love, lousy

mom, mustard

note, nuke, nudnik

xenophobia (* z/xerox)

oppose, opportunity

parish, pope, popsicle

run, rage, rumble

start, star, stair

tom, tomorrow, top

they, eye, eeeks!, ski

first, flirt, frog

J.S. Bach, yeech!, loch

copse, corpse, Pepsi, lips

operation, hot

ei, oi = these; ai = Helen
ou = moon;
au = have, afternoon
eu = every, effigy
Ariqmos, ariqmoi
 

0 mhden
1 ena
2 duo
3 treiV, tria
4 tessereiV (ra)
5 pente
6 exi
7 efta
8 octw
9 ennea
10 deka
11 enteka
12 dwdeka
13 dekatria
14 dekatessera
15 dekapente
16 dekaexi
17 dekaefta
18 dekaoctw
19 dekaennia
20 eikosi
21 eikosi eva
22 eikosi duo
23 eikosi tria
24 eikosi tessera
25 eikosi pente
26 eikosi exi
27 eikosi efta
28 eikosi octw
29 eikosi ennia
30 trianta
40 saranta
50 penhnta
60 exhnta
70 ebdomhnta
80 ogdonta
90 enenhta
100 ekato
200 diakosia
300 triakosia
400 tetrakosia
500 pentakosia
600 exakosia
700 eftakosia
800 octakosia
900 enniakosia
1000 cilia
2000 duo ciliadeV
3000 treiV ciliadeV
4000 tessereiV ciliadeV
5000 pente ciliadeV
6000 exi ciliadeV
1000000
 ena ekatommurio
 
 
 

mee-deign
n-ah
thee-oh
tree-ah
teh-sera
pen-deh
eck-see
eff-tah
awk-toh, och-toh
eh-nay-ah
thecka
en-thecka
tho-thecka
thecka-tree-ah
thecka-the-sera
thecka-pen-deh
thecka-eck-see
thecka-eff-tah
thecka-awk-toh
thecka-eh-nay-ah
ee-koh-see
ee-koh-see n-ah
ee-koh-see thee-oh
ee-koh-see tree-ah
ee-koh-see teh-sera
ee-koh-see pen-deh
ee-koh-see eck-see
ee-koh-see eff-tah
ee-koh-see awk-toh
ee-koh-see eh-nay-ah
tree-ahn-da
sar-ahn-da
peh-neen-da
eck-seen-da
ev-doh-meen-da
awk-doan-da
enen-een-da
eh-ka-toh (> hecatombes)
thee-ah ko-see-a
tray (tree-ah) ko-see-a
tetra ko-see-a
penda ko-see-a
eck-sa ko-see-a
eff-tah ko-see-a
awk-tah ko-see-a
eh-nay-ah ko-see-a
hee-lee-ah
thee-oh hee-lee-ah-thess
tree-ah hee-lee-ah-thess
teh-sera hee-lee-ah-thess
pen-deh hee-lee-ah-thess
eck-see hee-lee-ah-thess
n-ah eh-kah-ton meer-ee-oh

Basic

Yasas!

Yasou!

Te kanete?

Te kanes?

Kala, ephkaristo (efharisto)

Kali (kahlee) mera

chairete (hair-ay-tay)

Kali spera

Kali nichta

kali orexi

kalo taxithi

nay

ochi (oh-hee)

ephkaristo (efharisto)

parakalo

psignomi (seegnomee)

oriste (oreesteh)

kalos orises (oreesess)

kalos orisete (oreeseteh)

psomi (psomee)

psari (psaree)

nero (neh-row)
 

Hello! (formal, plural)

Hello! (informal, singular)

How are you? (formal, plural)

How are you? (informal, singular)

Fine, thanks

good morning

good day, good afternoon

good evening

good night

bon appetit!

bon voyage!

yes (slight shake of the head)

no (nod head upwards)

thanks, thank you

please, youíre welcome, excuse

excuse me, sorry

here it is, here you are

welcome! (formal, plural)

welcome! (informal, singular)

bread

fish

water
Basic
Yasas!
Yasou!
Te kanete?
Te kanes?
Kala, ephkaristo (efharisto)
Kali (kahlee) mera
chairete (hair-ay-tay)
Kali spera
Kali nichta
kali orexi
kalo taxithi
nay
ochi (oh-hee)
ephkaristo (efharisto)
parakalo
psignomi (seegnomee)
oriste (oreesteh)
kalos orises (oreesess)
kalos orisete (oreeseteh)
psomi (psomee)
psari (psaree)
nero (neh-row)
kalos kaloV
kakos kakoV
mikros mikroV
megalos megaloV
ligos ligoV
polis poluV
oreos wraioV
ti ora ineh? ti wra einai
ineh thio i ora einai duo h wra
neh, parakalo nai parakalw
ochi, efkharisto oci eucaristw
signomi suggnwmh
endaxi entaxei
ya, ya-su, ya-sas, ya-mas geia
poso kani poso kanei
milateh Anglika milate Agglika
milaoh Anglika, Ellenika milaw
tha eethela, thelo qa hqela, qelw
kiri-eh kurie
kiri-ah kuria
kafes (metrios) kafeV metrioV
tschai tsai
krasi: aspro krasi/kokino krasi
bira mpura
portokalatha portokalada
sas efkharisto ya ti filoxenia sas

Hello! (formal, plural)
Hello! (informal, singular)
How are you? (formal, plural)
How are you? (informal, singular)
Fine, thanks
good morning
good day, good afternoon
good evening
good night
bon appetit!
bon voyage!
yes (slight shake of the head)
no (nod head upwards)
thanks, thank you
please, youíre welcome, excuse
excuse me, sorry
here it is, here you are, pardon; what?
welcome! (formal, plural)
welcome! (informal, singular)
bread
fish
water
good
bad
small
big
few, little
lots, much, very
nice, pretty, beautiful
what time is it?
it is two oíclock
yes, please
no, thanks
excuse me; please
ok
hi, hello, cheers (to you), cheers (to us)
how much?
do you speak English?
I speak English, Greek
I would like (I want)
mister, sir
mrs., maíam
coffee
tea
wine, white wine, red wine
beer
orange juice
thanks for your hospitality

Lake Forest College

Program in Greece and Turkey

2001

Student Contacts:

ï tony andros  x5677 box 120
ï danielle Sorensen x5551 box 1263
ï kristi keesey  x5897 box 729
ï angie woodard  x5897 box 1354
ï michael sellig  x5716 box 1064
ï grayson flitcroft 623-1228 box 1421
ï jordon johnson  x5646 box 660
ï lindsay bigelow  x5984 box 173
ï sandra fisler  x5362 box 458
 

faculty contacts:

ï ann roberts  x 5188
ï janet mccracken x 5024
ï lou lombardi  x 5187
ï ahmad sadri  x 5251
ï dean speros   x 5021
ï richard fisher  x 5284

library/research assistance
 ï cory stevens x 5072
computer assistance
 ï diane snedden x 5113

(the college e-mail server is named ëhermesí thanks to valerie archambeau)

Lake Forest College
Program in Greece and Turkey
2001

Books to Bring to Greece

Be sure to bring along:
 Pedley-greek art and archaeology
 BZ-religion in the ancient greek city
 Handouts relevant to 202,203 // timelines
 David Turnerís book: 204, Byzantine
ï you can share your books
ï Sandra has the phrase book/tapes: sheíll share!!

Books: ta biblia

Recent titles in CLASSICS that illustrate 1) a range of contemporary interests, 2) classical studies are alive and well (they are so rich & interdisciplinary)

k. morgan, myth and philosophy from the presocratics to plato
r. brilliant, my laocoon
m.s. silk, aristophanes and the definition of comedy
j. macgillivray, minotaur: evans and the archaeology of myth
l.a. tritle, from melos to my lai
raaflaub, rosenstein, war and society in ancient/med. world
f. russell, information gathering in classical greece
y.l. too, the pedagogical contract: sites of teaching+learning
j.s. morrision, the athenian trireme (2nd edition!)
sissa, detienne, the daily life of the greek gods
j. cropsey, platoís world: manís place in the cosmos
c. zuckert, postmodern platos
f. zeitlin, playing the other: gender+society in class. greek lit.
louden, schollmeier, the greeks and us
p. veyne, did the greeks believe in their myths?
9 February 2001

Hi Students,

ï please recall the Art Institute excursion on Saturday, 17 Feb. Details follow.
ï please check off whether you wish the Hotel Dioskouros reservation (2 days, or you stipulate length), and when you will arrive in Athens.
ï our next dinner and film: a Thursday seems best for most, but a Friday has not been ruled out. Please check below: ephkaristo!

HOTEL DIOSKOUROS, ATHENS   Yes  No

onoma: ________________________________

DATE OF ARRIVAL: ____________________

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FILM: THURSDAY OK   FRIDAY OK
 
 

February 12, 2001
 

Hi Lindsay,

2 suggestions for your topic on Dionysus, both very ambitious:

?you might tackle Nietzscheís Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music;

?Charles Segal, Dionysiac Poetics and Euripidesí Bacchae

Please let me know if these are of interest, and please remember that this is not to be a fully innovative and scholarly research paper.

Good luck, Richard Fisher
 
 
 

February 12, 2001
 

Hi Grayson,

A modest suggestion if you follow your interest in the Sophists: introduce the group in a general and contextual fashion, but then narrow down to a specific dimension of these mensí thought, teaching and other activity. You might focus on such issues as:

?the role of Rhetoric (or even demagoguery) in ancient Athens;
?specific sophists, such as Protagoras or Gorgias, whom we know largely through Plato and Socratesí unflattering picture;
?the role of Sophists in Greek education

This last point is a topic with much to commend it: you could discover the system of education in ancient Greece, to which the Sophists made a very significant contribution, and their role is related to other aspects of Greek (esp. Athenian) society, politics, philosophy, morality, education and the practices and tenor of life.

Good luck, Richard Fisher
 

February 25, 2001
 

Hi Angie,

here are the groundbreaking, standard texts on homosexuality I recommended:

K.J. Dover, Greek Homosexuality

D.M. Halperin, One Hundred years of Homosexuality

J.J. Winkler, The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece

you might also try to get hold of T.W. Africa, ìHomosexuals in Greek History,î which is in Journal of Psychohistory 9 (1982), around p. 400 [and itís = 20 pp. long)

please remember: ask Cory Stevens in Reference/Libraryósheís a great resource!!

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ART INSTITUTE: T, FEB. 20, 10:30 A.M.
USE EAST ENTRANCE, COLUMBUS DRIVE
WEíLL STAY TOGETHER = 1.5 HOURS, SO APPROX. NOON

how to get there:
downtown lf station 8:25
take train to evanston, davis street station, arr. 8:54
across the streetópurple line ìlî train, evanston express
take to downtown chicago, adams and wabash
walk east 1 short block + 1 long block to columbus drive
turn L, or N, to corner of columbus and monroe:
e entrance of art institute
 

SUNDAY, FEB. 25, DINNER AT LOU LOMBARDIíS, MEET AT 5:30
 

PIZZA/FILM ON TH. FEB. 22, 5?7:30?
IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS, Th 3/1
5?7 minutes per student, on paper topics

óplease have a hand-out for fellow students:
 outline of your paper, topic and main points, points of interest
 bibliographical

PAPERS DUE T, 3/6 TO DEAN MCCRACKEN IN NORTH HALL BEFORE 4:00 PM

switch language and quiz day:
 Hellenism; language&culture; review and quiz, W 2/28
 language&culture wrap-up, Th 3/1 [10:00 a.m. Lou Lombardi]

SUNDAY, FEB. 25, DINNER AT LOU LOMBARDIíS, MEET AT 5:30
 

PIZZA/FILM ON TH. MARCH 1, 5?7:30?

SEE YOU IN ATHENS!