Courses Taught in English
GRKMD 41, 41W. Modern Greek Literature in Translation. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Surveys modern Greek literature (in translation) from the middle of the
nineteenth century to the present. The authors and their works are
examined not only for their individual stylistic and thematic elements
but also within the context of European literary and cultural movements. Satisfies the PLAS Reading Literature (RL) and European Traditions (ET) requirements.
GRKMD 100, 100W. Modern Greek Culture and Civilization. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
From the fall of Constantinople (1453) to the present, a survey of the
political, intellectual, and social currents of Greek life.
GRKMD 250. Modern Greek Film and Media. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
The contributions of Greek filmmakers to the art form of cinema. Students will learn the history of cinema in Greece and will study the forms and genres of Greek film, the terminology associated with film criticism, and how to write a film analysis. The course will examine how Greeks have been portrayed in the cinema of the last half century, both in Greece and in Greek-America. Films will also be discussed and analyzed for their specific thematic and filmic content. (CE)
Language Courses
GRKMD 111. Elementary Modern Greek I. 4 hr.; 4 cr.
Prereq.: Permission of department. Intended for students with no
previous knowledge of Modern Greek. Designed to establish correct
pronunciation, to teach the elements of grammar, to enable students to
understand written and spoken Greek, to become familiar with cultural
aspects of modern Greece, and especially to establish a good basic
vocabulary. Class hours include use of the language laboratory.
GRKMD 112. Elementary Modern Greek II. 4 hr.; 4 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 101 or equivalent, or permission of department. This
course is a continuation of Modern Greek 101. A graded reader is
introduced to present literary and cultural aspects of Greece, and to
offer topics for simple exercises in composition. Class hours include
use of the language laboratory.
GRKMD 203. Intermediate Modern Greek I. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 102 or equivalent, or permission of department.
Continuation of modern Greek 102 with grammar review, conversation, and
readings in literary and cultural materials at an intermediate level.
GRKMD 204. Intermediate Modern Greek II. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 203 or equivalent. A continuation of Modern Greek 203,
with grammar review, conversation, composition, and readings in literary
and cultural materials. Selections from prose and poetry.
GRKMD 223. Modern Greek Conversation. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 102 or equivalent and permission of department. Intended
for students who have an elementary knowledge of Greek and wish to
improve their ability to converse. Recommended especially for students
in Greek 203 or 204 who come from homes where Greek is not spoken. † †
GRKMD 228. Advanced Grammar and Composition. 3hr., 3cr.
Prereq.: Greek 203 or permission of department. Intensive practical
study of advanced problems in Modern Greek grammar, usage, style, and
idiom. Workshop practice and analysis of contemporary texts.
GRKMD 231. Modern Greek Translation. 3 hr., 3 cr.
Prereq.: Modern Greek 203 and English 110, or permission of department.
Intensive practice in translation from Modern Greek to English and
vice-versa. Texts will be chosen from literature, journalism,
advertising, business, and other specialized areas. Discussion of
problems and techniques of translation.
Literature Courses
GRKMD 305. Modern Greek Literature I. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 204 or equivalent. A course designed to improve the
literary vocabulary and writing skills of students by a close reading of
one or more twentieth-century prose works, such as Politis, The Lemon
Grove; Tachtsis, The Third Wedding; Theotokas, Leonis; Venezis, Aeolian
Land; and a selection of short stories.
GRKMD 306. Modern Greek Literature II. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 305 or equivalent. An introduction to the principal
genres of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Greek literature. Selections
will be read from lyric and narrative poetry, the novel, short stories,
drama, and essays.
GRKMD 315. Writing about Literature: Theory and Practice. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 306 or Greek high school diploma or special permission.
Designed to introduce students to various critical approaches to
literature, and to give them practice in writing analyses of literary
works, both poetry and prose. Readings from a selection of Greek writers
and literary critics. Recommended for students taking literature
courses.
GRKMD 321. Survey of Modern Greek Literature I: Eighteenth Century to 1880. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 306 or Greek high school diploma or special permission.
Prose and especially poetry from the period of the Greek Enlightenment
and of Romanticism, with attention to the social, cultural, and
political changes that affected that literature. Topics to be discussed
will include the theories of Korais, Classic as opposed to Romantic, the
influence of folk poetry, and the rise of the Greek novel. Readings
from the works of Solomos and the Heptanesian poets, Vikelas's Loukis
Laras, and Makriyannis's Memoirs.
GRKMD 322. Survey of Modern Greek Literature II: 1880 to 1930. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 306 or Greek high school diploma or special permission. A
study of the major writers of the period, with emphasis on the poetry
of Palamas, Cavafy, and Sikelianos and regionalist prose writers such as
Papadiamantis and Karkavitsas. Discussion of European literary
movements such as Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism and their
manifestations in Greece.
GRKMD 323. Survey of Modern Greek Literature III: 1930 to Present. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 306 or Greek high school diploma or special permission. A
study of the principal modern writers with selected readings from among
the following: Seferis, Elytis, Ritsos, Kazantzakis, Venezis and the
"generation of the 30s" and contemporary novelists. Discussion of the
European and Greek settings that gave rise to Symbolism, Modernism,
Surrealism, and ideological literature.
GRKMD 330. Early Modern Greek Literature: Fourteenth to Seventeenth Century. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Greek 321 or 322 or 323 or Greek high school diploma or
special permission. A survey from the last days of Byzantium through the
period of the Renaissance. Topics to be discussed will include the
nature of oral poetry and folk song, the flowering of Cretan literature,
the literary genre of the romance. Selections will be read from such
works as Digenis Akritis, Erotokritos, Erofili, and Cypriot lyric
poetry. Satisfies the Pre-Industrial Society requirement.
GRKMD 335. Modern Greek Studies. 3 hr.; 3 cr.
Prereq.: Sophomore standing. Cross disciplinary study of authors and
dominant themes in Greek literature and culture. The subject will be
announced in advance. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
changes. Taught in either Greek or English, as announced.