Mount Holyoke College
Greek 101:
Elementary Homeric Greek
(Fall 2008)
Bronze Age tholos tomb, Mycenae

Description:

This course introduces the ancient Greek language and epic meter through the study of the Iliad. The grammar of the Iliad, originally an oral poem, is relatively uncomplicated, so that by the middle of the first semester students will begin to read the poem in Greek and by the end of the year will have read a portion of Iliad, Book I.

General Information:

Texts:

    • Clyde Pharr, Homeric Greek (from the Odyssey Bookstore)
    • P. Debnar, Elementary Greek through Homer (from professor)

Other:

    • Course Syllabus
    • Audio files for Homeric Greek (P.Debnar)
    • Animated Guide to writing Greek letters (M. Katz, Wesleyan)
    • More on Greek letters
    • Ancient GreekAccents Practic Drills, D. Mastronarde, UC Berkeley
    • Guide to use of Audacity (coming soon)

Greek miscellanea