开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 17 weeks
所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: HarvardX 授课老师: Thomas Walsh Gregory Nagy Graeme Bird Kevin McGrath Keith Stone Joel Christensen Claudia Filos Leonard Muellner |
课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/ancient-greek-hero-24-hours-harvardx-hum2x
课程评论:没有评论
Explore what it means to be human today by studying what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greek times.
In this introduction to Ancient Greek culture and literature, learners will experience, in English translation, some of the most beautiful works of ancient Greek literature and song-making spanning over a thousand years from the eighth century BCE through the third century CE: the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey; tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; songs of Sappho and Pindar; dialogues of Plato, and On Heroes by Philostratus. All of the resources are free and designed to be equally accessible and transformative for a wide audience.
You will gain access to a supportive learning community led by Professor Gregory Nagy and his Board of Readers, who model techniques for “reading out” of ancient texts. This approach allows readers with little or even no experience in the subject matter to begin seeing this literature as an exquisite, perfected system of communication.
HeroesX participants are also eligible to register for Hour 25, an open-ended, community-driven companion project hosted by Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies.
Once enrolled in the course, learners seeking university credit can enroll through Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education. Information on how to elect this option will be provided in the course. Enrolled students will write additional weekly papers and receive personalized commentary and guidance concerning both their writing and their close readings of the primary texts.
No previous knowledge of Greek history, literature, or language is required. All texts will be read in English translation. This is a course for students of any age, culture, and geographic location, and its profoundly humanistic message can be easily received without previous acquaintance with Western Classical literature.
Discover the literature and heroes of ancient Greece including Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, the tragedies of Sophocles, the dialogues of Plato, and more.