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GRKA3603: Greek Literature and History
2024 unit information
The histories of Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon and the speeches of Antiphon, Andocides, Lysias, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Lycurgus, and Demades are our primary sources for the political and social history of Athens and Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. This unit offers a close reading of historical and rhetorical texts and detailed analysis of the rhetorical and ideological construction of truth in Classical Athens. Language skills will continue to be tested and developed by periodic exercises in unseen translation.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Classics and Ancient History
| Code | GRKA3603 |
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| Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient Greek |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. An advanced linguistic knowledge of Attic Greek
- LO2. A close study of a foundational text of Greek and historiography
- LO3. Insight into different ways of thinking about the past and its cultural expression
- LO4. A deeper understanding of the role of the imagination in the construction of truth, the past, and cultural identity
- LO5. Improved critical, analytical and verbal skills
- LO6. An opportunity to acquire and evaluate new knowledge through independent research
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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