Greeks and Legacies

Section 19800

  • Note: Register for one lecture and 1 discussion. The Greeks and Their Legacies introduces the culture of ancient Greece, including its mythology, drama, sport, history, art, science, and philosophy from the Bronze Age through the death of Alexander the Great. Throughout, this course focuses on the achievements of the Greeks and their relevance in the modern world. It also considers the representation of the ancient Greek world in films like Black Orpheus, Troy, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Alexander the Great. Participants will also explore some of the masterworks of Athenian drama with a focus on their social role in educating citizens and integrating veterans returning from war. As ancient Greece is also the birthplace of democracy, there is also a strong emphasis on the ideals of democracy, the conditions that foster it as well as those that threaten it. .
  • Session Dates (session code 001)
    First day of classes:
    Monday, January 11, 2016
    Last day to add:
    Friday, January 29, 2016
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Friday, January 29, 2016
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Friday, February 26, 2016
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, April 8, 2016
    End of session:
    Wednesday, May 11, 2016
  • Book List Prices and book list are subject to change.
    • Homer. Odyssey. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781603842310
      eBook: $13.95
    • Euripides. Bacchae. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781603844499
      eBook: $5.95
    • Euripides. Bacchae. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780872203921
      New: $9.50
      Used: $7.25
      Rental: $7.13 (New), $3.33 (Used)
    • Herodotus. Histories. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781624661136
      New: $17.75
      Used: $13.50
      Rental: $11.54 (New), $6.21 (Used)
    • Herodotus. Histories. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781624661150
      eBook: $13.95
    • Sophocles. Theban Plays. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781603846912
      eBook: $11.50
    • Homer. Odyssey. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780872204843
      New: $19.00
      Used: $14.25
      Rental: $6.65 (Used)
    • Thucydides. On Justice, Power & Human Nature. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780872201682
      New: $14.25
      Used: $10.75
      Rental: $10.69 (New), $4.99 (Used)
    • Woodruff. First Democracy: The Challenge of an Ancient Idea. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780198039389
      eBook: $13.99
    • Thucydides. On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: Selections from The History of the Peloponnesian War. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781603845076
      eBook: $10.95
    • Sophocles. Theban Plays. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780872205857
      New: $15.50
      Used: $11.75
      Rental: $10.08 (New), $5.43 (Used)
    • Pomeroy. Brief History of Ancient Greece. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780199981557
      New: $55.00
      Used: $41.25
      Rental: $35.75 (New), $19.25 (Used)
    • Aeschylus. Oresteia. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781603842228
      eBook: $10.95
    • Woodruff. First Democracy. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780195304541
      New: $19.99
      Used: $15.00
      Rental: $7.00 (Used)
    • Aeschylus. Oresteia. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780872203907
      New: $15.50
      Used: $11.75
      Rental: $10.08 (New), $5.43 (Used)
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