CLASSICS 109: Singing Homer (CLASSICS 209)

Course Description

This will be an advanced class on Homer where we learn to recite his verses in their proper meter and with pitch accents. Reading out loud in class will be required, but memorization not required. Class will also cover the linguistics of Homer's archaic language, etymological histories of the words he uses, his poetic formulas and his other poetic devices. Central to this class will be recordings made by Ioannnis Stratakis which are available for purchase at AncientGreek.eu. This class in Singing Homer will be a rare attempt to recover and make alive the sounds of Homer's great epic poems.