Herodotus

Herodotus
GREEK
430
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesGREEK 302
 Taught 
 ProgramsContaining GREEK 430
Course Outcomes

Reading Greek

By studying the text of Herodotus, successful students will learn techniques of reading Greek prose literature with subtlety and precision.

Critical Method

Successful students will understand and apply principles and practice of critical method, with specific reference to the text of Herodotus.

Literary History

Successful students will understand Herodotus' place within the literary history of Classical antiquity and locate his work in the larger context of political and cultural history.

Text Evaluation

Successful students will intelligently evaluate the text of Herodotus through close reading in the original language and express this in examinations and essays.