LTPR 113: Literature of Classical Athens

Spring 2010

MWF 11:00 - 12:10

College Eight Academic 250

Office Hours: MF 1:00-2:00 p.m. and by appt. in 230 Cowell College

Texts:

The following texts are available at the Literary Guillotine, 204 Locust St. All books will be on reserve in McHenry Library. If you have other editions/translations of these texts, or want to use an online translation, please check with the instructor to see if they are suitable.

Aeschylus. The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus II: The Suppliant Maidens and The Persians, Seven against Thebes and Prometheus Bound. Translated by David Grene and Seth Bernardete. University of Chicago Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780226307947

Aeschylus. The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus I: Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides. Translated by Richmond Lattimore. University of Chicago Press, 1953. ISBN: 9780226307787

Aristophanes. Clouds. Translated by Jeffrey Henderson. Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 1993. ISBN 9780941051242

Aristophanes. Frogs. Translated by Jeffrey Henderson. Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 2008. ISBN: 9781585103089

Euripides. Four Plays: Medea, Hippolytus, Heracles, Bacchae. Translated by A.J. Podlecki, Michael Halleran, and Stephen Esposito; edited by Stephen Esposito. Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 2003. ISBN: 978158510048X

Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Robin Waterfield, with an Introduction and Notes by Carolyn deWald. Oxford University Press, 1998. (Oxford World’s Classics) ISBN: 9780199535668

Plato. Republic. Translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008. (Oxford World’s Classics) ISBN: 9780199535767

Sophocles. The Complete Greek Tragedies: Sophocles I: Oedipus The King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone. Translated by David Grene. University of Chicago Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780226307923

Thucydides. The Landmark Thucydides: a comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War. Translated by Richard Crawley. Free Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780684827902

Assignments:

Each reading assignment will encompass a one-week period. The readings must be completed by the end of the week (earlier is better than later). The reading will start off rather heavy, but will taper off as the quarter progresses to allow you more time to devote to write your final papers and prepare for the final exam. See the Weekly Schedule.

In addition to completing all reading assignments, the following will be required of all students in the class:

1. Attendance and participation at all class meetings (see below for policy on missed classes).

2. Several quizzes and a final exam, including multiple choice, identification, and short essays. The purpose of these exams is to insure that students keep up with the reading and clearly understand the issues under discussion.

3. Formal Papers. Two papers will be assigned throughout the quarter (see the Weekly Schedule). The first paper will be 3-5 pages in length. The second paper will be 5-7 pages. All papers must demonstrate familiarity with the texts, contexts, and critical terminology introduced in class and in the readings. All students are required to hand in a rough draft and to participate in a peer editing process for each paper. Students who do not do so will not receive a passing grade on the papers. There will be no extensions given.

Papers will be evaluated for both their content and form, i.e., spelling, grammar, paragraph structure, citation of primary and secondary sources, etc.

Only documented medical excuses will allow you to postpone any of the assignments described above. Students will be allowed one unexcused absence from class. Any additional absences must be pre-approved by the instructor by email.

Quarter grades will be calculated as follows:

Attendance/participation	25%
First Paper	15%
Second Paper	20%
Quizzes	20%
Final Exam	20%

Assignments:

Readings and other assignments for each class are available on our class assignments page.

We may fall ahead or behind this provisional schedule, or need to change things to accommodate guest speakers, and the assignments page will be changed to reflect this. So please check the assignments page regularly.

Accommodations:

If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please submit your Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to me during my office hours in a timely manner, preferably within the first two weeks of the quarter. Contact DRC at 459-2089 (voice), 459-4806 (TTY).