Penelope and the Suitors by John William Waterhouse
About This Class
Homeric Greek: Odyssey is an independent study for students who have finished 4 years of Greek and wish to continue their Greek readings. The student is accountable for regular weekly progress but does not meet regularly with the instructor. Instead, the student works independently on translation assignments that are submitted online, while making use of the resources provided in the commentary on the text, or other available resources which are suggested by the advisor or at the disposal of the student.
Class Documents
Class Methodology
- Students will work independently on the assigned translations
- The instructor will not meet regularly with the student, but will hold the student accountable for completing the required translations
- Translations are due the Friday of each week
Textbooks
- REQUIRED
- Homer: Odyssey:XIII-XXIV by W.B. Standford (Bristol Classical Press, 1962). ISBN-13: 978-1853995125
- OPTIONAL
- Odyssey by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo (Hackett, 2000) ISBN-13: 978-0872204843
- The Meters of Greek and Latin Poetry, Revised Edition by Halporn, Ostwald and Rosenmeyer (Hackett, 1980) ISBN-13: 978-0872202436
- A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition by Richard John Cunliffe (University of Oklahoma Press, 2012) ISBN-13: 978-0806143088
- The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek by Franco Montanari (Brill, 2015) ISBN-13: 978-9004193185
- Greek Grammar by Herbert Weir Smyth (Harvard University Press, 1984) ISBN-13: 978-0674362505
A Note About the Use of Translations
Your instructor expects you to compare your translation to published translations. However, you should not use English translations as a crutch. Use them before you create your original translation to gain context. Use them after you create your original translation to see you have fundamentally misunderstood anything in the text, and perhaps make revisions before submitting. Do not submit someone else’s translation as your own.
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