GRE4317 – Greek Prose I

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• translate the selected Greek texts and provide insightful interpretations.
• analyse the texts' features in relation to their genre, rhetoric, stylistics, or other relevant aspects.
• reflect on how the texts’ formal and linguistic elements affect their interpretation and translation.
• conduct an analysis of the course texts, paying close attention to their historical, cultural, and other relevant contexts.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

To be admitted to this course, you must be enrolled in Classical Studies (master). Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

14 two-hour seminars. In autumn 2026 the teaching is common with GRE2430 - Advanced Seminar in Greek I.

We expect you to prepare for the seminars.

NB: If no more than two students sign up for the course, the teaching may be given as supervised reading.

In order for you to be allowed to sit for the final examination, the following compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher:

• Attendance: You must attend at least 10 of the 14 seminars.
• Oral presentation
• Submission of a draft of the seminar paper. You submit your draft in Canvas.

Approved attendance and oral presentation are valid also for the next two semesters in which the course is offered. Draft of the seminar paper, on the other hand, is valid only in the semester in which it has been approved. This means that if you would like to retake this course, you must submit a new draft.

You must apply for valid absence / postponement if, due to illness or other valid reasons, you are unable to attend a seminar or complete a compulsory activity within the given deadline. Please find more information and link to application form here.

Seminar paper of a total of 12-15 pages, 2300 characters each (without spaces; title page and reference list not included).

You submit your assignment in the digital examination system Inspera. You must familiarize yourself with Inspera before the submission deadline. Read about how to submit your assignment in Inspera.

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, all compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher.

You are required to familiarize yourself with the rules for sources and citations. It may be considered cheating or attempted cheating to use other people's material without informing about it.

AI based Generative tools, such as ChatGPT, are not legitimate sources. Generating exams answers, or parts of answers, using tools created by, or using, artificial intelligence (AI) may be considered cheating.