Greek

The courses below are offered through the Department of Classics.

Departmental Chair: James Zetzel, 611 Hamilton
212-854-5682
zetzel@columbia.edu

Departmental Adviser: Elizabeth Scharffenberger, 617 Hamilton
212-854-7822
es136@columbia.edu

Departmental Administrator: Gerry Visco, 617 Hamilton
212-854-7821
gwv1@columbia.edu

Departmental Office: 617 Hamilton
212-854-3902
classics@columbia.edu
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 AM-6 PM

Web: www.columbia.edu/cu/classics

Hellenic Studies Program
hg2252@columbia.edu

Co-Directors: Professor Karen Van Dyck and Professor Stathis Gourgouris, 606 Hamilton
212-851-0297
vandyck@columbia.edu

NOTE

Course scheduling is subject to change. Days, times, instructors, class locations, and call numbers are available on the Directory of Classes.

Fall course information begins posting to the Directory of Classes in February; Summer course information begins posting in March; Spring course information begins posting in June. For course information missing from the Directory of Classes after these general dates, please contact the department or program.

Click on course title to see course description and schedule.

 

Fall 2012

Classics

Greek

Credit Courses

  • GREK V1101x. Elementary Greek I. 4 pts.

    For students who have never studied Greek. An intensive study of grammar with reading and writing of simple Attic prose.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GREK V1101 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1101
    28943
    001
    MWF 10:10a - 11:25a
    616 HAMILTON HALL
    S. Kaczor 4 [ More Info ]
    GREK
    1101
    01666
    002
    MW 6:10p - 8:00p
    214 MILBANK HALL
    N. Worman 7 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V1121x and y. Intensive Elementary Greek. 4 pts.

    Covers all of Greek grammar and syntax in one term. Prepares the student to enter second-year Greek (GREK V1201 or V1202).

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GREK V1121 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1121
    68045
    001
    MWF 11:40a - 12:55p
    613 HAMILTON HALL
    J. Wasson 7 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V1201x. Intermediate Greek I. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1101-1102 or the equivalent.

    Selections form Attic prose.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GREK V1201 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1201
    09867
    001
    TuTh 11:40a - 12:55p
    306 MILBANK HALL
    F 11:40a - 12:55p
    307 MILBANK HALL
    H. Foley 16 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V3309x. Selections from Greek Lit: Xenophon & Plato on Socrates. 3 pts.

    Since the content of this course changes from year to year, it may be repeated for credit.

  • GREK W4009x. Sophocles. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1201 and V1202 or their equivalent.

    Since the content of the course changes from year to year, it may be taken in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GREK W4009 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4009
    11845
    001
    TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p
    617B HAMILTON HALL
    D. Steiner 17 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4105x. History of Greek Literature I. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least two terms of Greek at the 3000 level or higher.

    Readings in Greek literature from Homer to the 4th century B.C.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GREK W4105 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4105
    61479
    001
    TuTh 9:00a - 10:50a
    616 HAMILTON HALL
    E. Scharffenberger 7 [ More Info ]

    Noncredit Courses

  • GREK N0101x (Section 002). Elementary Course, I.
    The same course as Greek V1101, on a noncredit basis.
  • GREK N0201x. Intermediate Course: Prose and Poetry.

    Prerequisites: Greek V1101-V1102 or the equivalent.

    The same course as Greek V1201, on a noncredit basis.

    Spring 2013

    Classics

    Greek

    Credit Courses

  • GREK V1102y. Elementary Greek II. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1101 or the equivalent, or the permission of the instructor or the director of undergraduate studies.

    Continuation of grammar study begun in GREK V1101; selections from Attic prose.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK V1102 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1102
    23391
    001
    MWF 10:10a - 11:25a
    406 HAMILTON HALL
    S. Kaczor 2 / 18 [ More Info ]
    GREK
    1102
    03337
    002
    MW 6:10p - 8:00p
    214 MILBANK HALL
    N. Worman 8 / 18 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V1121x and y. Intensive Elementary Greek. 4 pts.

    Covers all of Greek grammar and syntax in one term. Prepares the student to enter second-year Greek (GREK V1201 or V1202).

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK V1121 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1121
    88005
    001
    MWF 10:10a - 11:25a
    616 HAMILTON HALL
    E. Irwin 4 / 18 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V1202y. Selections from Homer. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1101-V1102 or GREK V1121 or the equivalent.

    Detailed grammatical and literary study of several books of the Iliad and introduction to the techniques or oral poetry, to the Homeric hexameter, and to the historical background of Homer.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK V1202 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1202
    63442
    001
    TuThF 11:40a - 12:55p
    609 HAMILTON HALL
    D. Steiner 14 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V3310y. Greek Novel. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1201-V1202 or the equivalent.

    Since the content of this course changes from year to year, it may be repeated for credit. Topic for 2006-2007: Aristophanes

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK V3310 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    3310
    71643
    001
    TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p
    616 HAMILTON HALL
    D. Fields 6 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4010y. Aristophanes. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1201-V1202 or the equivalent.

    Since the content of this course changes each year, it may be repeated for credit. Topic for 2007-2008: Sophocles

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK W4010 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4010
    06986
    001
    TuTh 11:40a - 12:55p
    214 MILBANK HALL
    H. Foley 12 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4106y. History of Greek Literature II. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least two terms of Greek at the 3000 level or higher.

    Greek literature of the 4th century B.C. and of the Hellenistic and Imperial Ages.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK W4106 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4106
    20221
    001
    MW 4:10p - 6:00p
    613 HAMILTON HALL
    E. Irwin 6 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4139y. Elements of Prose Style. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least four terms of Greek, or the equivalent.

    An intensive review of Greek syntax with translation of English sentences and paragraphs into Attic Greek.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GREK W4139 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4139
    72107
    001
    MW 2:40p - 3:55p
    617B HAMILTON HALL
    E. Scharffenberger 6 [ More Info ]

    Noncredit Courses

  • GREK N0102y. Elementary Course, II.

    Prerequisites: Greek V1101 or the equivalent, or instructor's permission or the director of undergraduate studies.

    The same course as Greek V1102, on a noncredit basis.
  • GREK N0121y. Intensive Elementary Greek.
    The same course as Greek V1121, on a noncredit basis.
  • GREK N0202y. Intermediate Course: Homer.

    Prerequisites: Greek V1121 or Greek V1201, or the equivalent.

    The same course as Greek V1202, on a noncredit basis.

    Fall 2012

    Classics

    Modern Greek

    Credit Courses

  • GRKM V1101x. Elementary Modern Greek I. 4 pts.

    This is the first semester of a year-long course designed for students wishing to learn Greek as it is written and spoken in Greece today. As well as learning the skills necessary to read texts of moderate difficulty and converse on a wide range of topics, students explore Modern Greece's cultural landscape from "parea" to poetry to politics. Special attention will be paid to Greek New York. How do "our," "American," "Greek-American" definitions of language and culture differ from "their", "Greek" ones?

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GRKM V1101 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    1101
    14318
    001
    TuThF 10:10a - 11:25a
    607 HAMILTON HALL
    K. Van Dyck 5 [ More Info ]
  • GRKM V1201x. Intermediate Modern Greek I. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GRKM V1101-V1102 or the equivalent.
    Corequisites: Students are also required to take the conversation class, GRKM W1211.

    This course is designed for students who are already familiar with the basic grammar and syntax of modern Greek language and can communicate at an elementary level. Using films, newspapers, and popular songs, students engage the finer points of Greek grammar and syntax and enrich their vocabulary. Emphasis is given to writing, whether in the form of film and book reviews or essays on particular topics taken from a selection of second year textbooks.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GRKM V1201 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    1201
    62478
    001
    TuTh 11:00a - 12:50p
    616 HAMILTON HALL
    E. Calotychos 6 [ More Info ]
  • GRKM W1211x. Intermediate Modern Greek Conversation. 1 pt.

    For students in GRKM V1201, but also open to students not enrolled in GRKM V1201, who wish to improve their spoken Modern Greek. For more information, contact Prof. Vangelis Calotychos at ec2268@columbia.edu.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GRKM W1211 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    1211
    75547
    001
    F 11:00a - 11:50a
    406 HAMILTON HALL
    E. Calotychos 6 [ More Info ]
  • GRKM V3306x. The Making of Modern Greek Poetry. 3-4 pts. This course is given with a 1 pt. bilingual option (1 hr. per week) for those students who have the skills to discuss the material in Greek.

    Prerequisites: GRKM V1201 or the equivalent.

    In this course, we read back and forth through Greek literary history from the 1980s to the 1930s, 1920s, 1880s and 1820s, mapping contemporary critical concerns and contemporary literary works onto earlier works, as well as examining how previous generations of writers influence contemporary writers. We will focus on questions of women's writing, gender and sexuality, as well as how translation conceals and reveals these questions. Texts include works by Anghelaki-Rooke, Cavafy, Dimoula, Elytes, Laina, Mastoraki, Ritsos, Sachtouris, Seferis, Sikelianos and Solomos. This method of reading back and forth not only highlights what is linguistically familiar about contemporary writing and more foreign about earlier writing, but makes questions of canon formation and literature as a national institution integral to the process of studying Modern Greek poetry. Students will create portfolios of their own translations of the poems we read and discuss them with poets and translators over the course of the semester. No knowledge of Greek is necessary, although an extra-credit tutorial will be offered for Greek speakers wishing to read the poetry in the original. Class discussion and texts will be in English. Works also available in Greek for those students wishing to read in Greek. Assignments may be completed in English or Greek.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2012 :: GRKM V3306 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    3306
    22975
    001
    Tu 6:10p - 8:00p
    613 HAMILTON HALL
    K. Van Dyck 6 [ More Info ]

    Noncredit Courses

  • GRKM N0101x. Elementary Course, I.
    The same course as Modern Greek V1101, on a noncredit basis.
  • GRKM N0201x. Intermediate Course, I.

    Prerequisites: Modern Greek V1101-V1102 or the equivalent.

    The same course as Modern Greek V1201, on a noncredit basis.

    Spring 2013

    Classics

    Modern Greek

    Credit Courses

  • GRKM V1102y. Elementary Modern Greek. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GRKM V1101 or the equivalent.

    Continuation of GRKM V1101. Introduction to modern Greek language and culture. Emphasis on speaking, writing, basic grammar, syntax and cross-cultural analysis.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GRKM V1102 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    1102
    68604
    001
    TuThF 10:10a - 11:25a
    609 HAMILTON HALL
    K. Van Dyck 2 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • GRKM V1202y. Intermediate Modern Greek II. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GRKM V1201 or the equivalent.

    Continuation of GRKM V1201. Students complete their knowledge of the fundamentals of Greek grammar and syntax while continuing to enrich their vocabulary.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GRKM V1202 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    1202
    69378
    001
    TuTh 11:00a - 12:50p
    616 HAMILTON HALL
    T. Lee 3 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • GRKM W1211x. Intermediate Modern Greek Conversation. 1 pt.

    For students in GRKM V1201, but also open to students not enrolled in GRKM V1201, who wish to improve their spoken Modern Greek. For more information, contact Prof. Vangelis Calotychos at ec2268@columbia.edu.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2013 :: GRKM W1211 :: Credit Sections
    GRKM
    1211
    60133
    001
    F 11:00a - 11:50a
    617B HAMILTON HALL
    Instructor To Be Announced 3 [ More Info ]

    Noncredit Courses

  • GRKM N0102y. Elementary Course, II.
    The same course as Modern Green V1102, on a noncredit basis.
  • GRKM N0202y. Intermediate Course, II.

    Prerequisites: Modern Greek V1201 or the equivalent.

    The same course as Modern Greek V1202, on a noncredit basis.
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