Catalog, 1956-1957 - Hoover Library

1956 Courses of Lnstruclion=Classics
GREEK LITERATURE IN ENGUSH TRANSLATION.
Readings largely from epic, drama, and literary criticism
designed to provide broad acquaintance with these types of
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Greek literature and to clarify their position as a background of
English literature. Knowledge of Greek is not required.
Three periods a week, Credit, three semester hours. This
course may not be counted toward major in Greek.
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222. GREEK LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
Readings from lyric poetry, philosophy, history, biography,
other fields with emphasis on the Greek spirit as a background
and
of English literary tradition. Knowledge of Greek is not
required.
Two periods a week. Credit., two semester hours. This
course may not be counted toward major in Greek.
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301; 302. LYCIAS AND PLATO.
First semester: Lycias' Orations; second semester: Plato's
A pology and Crito.
Three oenods a week. Credit, three semester hours each
semester.
351: 352; 451; 452. SPECIAL STUDlES IN GRt:EK.
Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the
of those students who are candidates for departmental honors
needs
in Greek. Qualified students who are not candidates such for
honors, but who desire to take the course, are also admitted.
Credit, one to three semester hours each semester, depending
upon the quantity and quality of the work done.
40!: 402. THUCYDIDES AND EURlPIDES.
First semester: Thucydides' History of the Petoponnesian
War, Books VI-Vll; second semester: Euripides' Medea and
Sophocles' Antigone.
Three periods a week. Credit, three semester hours each
semester.
LATIN
.101-\02. ELEMENTARY LATIN.
A beginner's course for college students who have had no
Latin. This course is equivalent to the first two units of high
school Latin. Some attention is given to Roman life and literature
as well as LO the Latin language and its place as a background
for English.
Three periods a week. Credit, six semester hours.
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