MMA 10.210.17

Fragment of a Calyx-krater

c. 360-340 BC

Homer

Fall 2012

MWF 12:30 p.m. -1:40 p.m.

Classical Studies Library

J. Lynn

Link to the TLG Online (limited free version). Make sure that you have the Gentium font or some other Greek unicode font installed (info here). For more info on typing in Ancient Greek on the Mac, see my "How to Type in Greek on the Mac."

Texts

The only text you'll need to begin with is Allen Rogers Benner's Selections from Homer's Iliad (University of Oklahoma Press, 2001). You should also have a good translation of the Iliad and Odyssey; I recommend Fagles' translation, or Lattimore's.

It is available at the Literary Gullotine.

There is a dictionary in the back of this text, as well as a grammar, which you can supplement with Smyth and the resources in the classics library (especially Cunliffe's Lexicon).

Class Requirements

Be in class every time, on time, with all assignments prepared. We will have quizzes on translation (including pop quizzes) and, if I deem it necessary, on vocabulary and morphology as well. Grades will be calculated as follows: quizzes (15%), class participation and preparedness (35%), four tests (35%), and final paper (15%). There will be no final exam.

Assignments will also be posted regularly on our assignments page.

Office Hours and Contact Info

Office hours will be Tuesday from 12-2 p.m. in 240 Cowell, and by appointment. The best way to reach me outside of office hours is by email, at jklynn@ucsc.edu.

ADA Info

If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please get an
Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and submit it
to me in person outside of class (e.g., office hours) within the first two weeks of the
quarter. Contact the DRC at 459-2089 (voice), 459-4806 (TTY), or http://drc.ucsc.edu for
more information on the requirements and/or process.

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