Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

On this course we study a selection of Greek lyric poetry from the Archaic period. (7.-5. century BCE), e.g. poems by Archilochus, Alcman, Sappho, Alcaeus, Anacreon, Pindar, Bacchylides (in total 1800-2000 verses). In addition you will be expected to read supplementary literature for orientation and/or in-depth-study.

The readings illustrate the poems` language and style, metre, tradition history, content, performance context and their relation to other types of poetry (epic poetry, drama)

Learning outcome

When you have completed this course, you are able to:

  • translate the course texts.
  • account for the metre in the course texts.
  • account for the textual tradition of the course texts and its importance for the poems` present form.
  • explain the poems` relation to other poetic genres in antiquity (epic poetry, drama).
  • orient yourself in key scholary contributions that focus on archaic Greek poetry.

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.

You must be admitted to Classical Studies (master`s two years) to sign up for this course. Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

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

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Minimum 60 ECTS credits in Ancient Greek.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

10 double sessions of seminars common