Modern Greek literature of the 20th century

obligatory courses

Knowledge of New Greek at least at the B1 level.

The course aims to familiarize students with the greatest Greek writers of the 20th century, mainly writers of prose. Thus, the output of the most well-known and valued writers of novels, essays and plays will be discussed extensively.

Upon completing the course students will:

- be aware of the diversity of Greek and explain its importance in the history of Greek culture

- have basic knowledge on the structures and vocabulary of Ancient Greek enabling them to identify Greek roots in scientific terminology and to work with texts by ancient authors

- master the rudiments of knowledge on Greek metrics, poetics, topoi, and rhetoric

- know how to make proper use of dictionaries, grammar books, and auxiliary materials

- be able to compare and verify the translation of a selected ancient text with the Greek original

- be aware of the limited scope of their own knowledge and skills

- see the need for continual learning and improving one’s professional competence, especially by improving language skills; flexibly define the directions of their own development

Kanon literatury greckiej jest dostępny w Internecie na stronach „Spudastirio Neu Elinismu” http://www.snhell.gr/, Centrum Języka Greckiego: http://www.greek-language.gr oraz w podręcznikach na stronie greckiego Ministerstwa Edukacji: http://ebooks.edu.gr/ .

Students who fully complete the syllabus will:

- be aware of the main problems in the work of a translator of 20th-century literary texts

- know how to make proper use of dictionaries, grammar books, and auxiliary materials

- identify and characterize literary periods, trends and directions in 20th-century Greek literature; describe Greek literary output

- be able to retrieve, assess, select and use information from different written and electronic sources

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

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

- be able to read, analyse and interpret literary texts (prose, poetry, drama) and academic texts in Modern Greek, placing them within a historical and cultural context

- be aware of the limited scope of their own knowledge and skills

- see the need for continual learning and improving one’s professional competence, especially by improving language skills; flexibly define the directions of their own development

- appreciate the importance of Greek heritage in Polish and European culture and develop a sense of responsibility for its preservation

- be aware of the existence of an ethical dimension in research and in their own work

Students will be assessed on the basis of:

- how well they are prepared for class

- being active in class

- a presentation of a selected book (an oral report and supervising a joint reading of 2-3 excerpts from the text)

- commitment to the best possible translation into Polish of a few excerpts from New Greek works.