Analysis and interpretation of translated Greek literature

obligatory courses

During the course we will analyse texts of Greek literature from different periods. Students will know interpretation theories, learn methods of literary research, discuss contexts.

The list of lectures (one for every class meeting) will be discussed with students on the first class.

Seria: „Arcydzieła Literatury Nowogreckiej” pod red. M. Borowskiej, t. I-XII

Z. Kubiak, Kawafis Aleksandryjczyk, Warszawa 1995.

P. Krupka (red.), Z Parnasu i z Olimpu, Warszawa 2004.

Z. Kubiak, Antologia poezji nowogreckiej, Warszawa 1970.

J. Strasburger, Poeci Nowej Grecji, Warszawa 1987.

N. Chadzinikolau, Literatura Nowogrecka 1453-1983, Poznań 1985.

Knowledge: students completing

- knowledge about the place of Greek among the Indo-European languages and its importance for the development of modern languages and contemporary scientific disciplines

- contemporary literary theory trends, enabling students to analyse and interpret a literary text, including traditional and contemporary methods used by researchers of texts from past ages

- the most important literary genres practised by the Greeks from antiquity to the present day

Skills: students completing the course will be able to

-present orally or in writing, in Polish or Modern Greek, simple research problems, also using different sources and critically referencing the literature of the subject

- present cohesive and logical argumentation with references to the opinions of others, polemicize critically with the arguments of others, and formulate conclusions

- organize their work station properly (working with a computer, long-term sitting position), keep physically fit, and if necessary respond appropriately to a crisis situation

- see the distinctive features of scholarly Greek (Katharevousa)

Social competences: students completing the course will be ready to

- realize the limited extent of their own knowledge and skills

- see the need for lifelong learning and for upgrading their professional competence, especially by improving their language skills; they will flexibly define the directions of their own development

Course must finish with a grade.

The final grade depends on the quality of a short interpretative essay written at the end of the semester and on the assessment of students’ performance during the classes: their preparation for each class and participation in the discussion.

The class attendance is obligatory. Four absences during the semester are accepted, the third and fourth must be made up.