ANCIENT GREEK LANGUAGE COURSE
AT THE PALLADION
ANCIENT GREEK LANGUAGE COURSE AT THE PALLADION
In the fall of 2024, the Palladion is offering a course in Ancient Greek open to everyone with a basic knowledge of the language. We invite those eager to improve their Greek reading skills and knowledge of grammar by discussing and interpreting excerpts of ancient Greek texts together.
The course’s primary objective is to enable participants to read relevant ancient Greek source texts with the help of dictionaries and commentaries. The curriculum will largely depend on the interests, knowledge, and needs of the participants. In class, we will read short excerpts of ancient Greek (literary, philosophical, historical, or religious) works and interpret them sentence by sentence, discussing the underlying ideas and clarifying the given grammatical phenomena. Learning in a small group makes it possible for everyone to raise comments and questions, enabling each participant to fill the gaps in their knowledge of the language and of classical antiquity in general.
We plan to read a passage of the Odyssey (from the adventures of Odysseus narrated in songs IX–XII), a section of Plato’s Republic, and a chapter of the New Testament (e.g., from the Gospel of John). The reading list will be finalized together during the first weeks.
In the fall of 2024, the Palladion is offering a course in Ancient Greek open to everyone with a basic knowledge of the language. We invite those eager to improve their Greek reading skills and knowledge of grammar by discussing and interpreting excerpts of ancient Greek texts together.
The course’s primary objective is to enable participants to read relevant ancient Greek source texts with the help of dictionaries and commentaries. The curriculum will largely depend on the interests, knowledge, and needs of the participants. In class, we will read short excerpts of ancient Greek (literary, philosophical, historical, or religious) works and interpret them sentence by sentence, discussing the underlying ideas and clarifying the given grammatical phenomena. Learning in a small group makes it possible for everyone to raise comments and questions, enabling each participant to fill the gaps in their knowledge of the language and of classical antiquity in general.
We plan to read a passage of the Odyssey (from the adventures of Odysseus narrated in songs IX–XII), a section of Plato’s Republic, and a chapter of the New Testament (e.g., from the Gospel of John). The reading list will be finalized together during the first weeks.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Classes will be held two times a week for ten weeks, each class will be 60 minutes long.
Proposed schedule (to be finalized after registration in view of the paricipants' individual requirements):
Monday, Thursday 17:00-18:00 or
Wednesday, Friday 17:00-18:00
The course starts the week of 30 September.
VENUE
The Palladion
1027 Budapest Kacsa utca 22. I. emelet 11.
COURSE FEE
Normal price:
6.000 HUF/class
(108.000 HUF/course)
Premium price:
9.000 HUF/class
(162.000 HUF/course)
The first two classes are free of charge.
Registration is for the full course only, the fee is payable either in full or in monthly instalments.
Your attendance of the course will contribute to the support of the Palladion and its future programmes.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Sámuel Gábor
philologist, translator
In recent years, he has taught Ancient Greek (CEU), Latin (KRE), Philosophy (Milton Friedman University) and held outreach courses at CEU’s Socrates Project. His interests focus on ancient literature, philosophy and arts, as well as the problems of modern art and society.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
A maximum of 10 people can participate in the course, registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
REGISTRATION
Participation is subject to registration, please see the form below. We kindly ask you to register at your earliest convenience to allow for planning.
CONTACT
We are happy to answer any questions you may have about the course at the links below:
• The Palladion
• Sámuel Gábor
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