01:489:201,202Second Year Modern Greek (4,4) Development of language skills, emphasis on speaking, translation drills, and grammar. Prerequisite: 01:489:102 or permission of the discipline adviser.

01:489:245Advanced Grammar and Composition (3) Introduction to themes in the Hellenic tradition, particularly through readings in modern Greek literature. Development of facility and accuracy in oral expression and listening comprehension. Prerequisite: 01:489:202 or permission of instructor.

01:489:305,306Introduction to Modern Greek Literature (3,3) Introduction to modern Greek literature from the medieval times to the present. Selections from the works of Kornaros to Ritsos. Prerequisite: 01:489:202 or permission of the discipline adviser.

01:489:493,494Independent Study in Modern Greek (3,3) Development of the medieval Greek state and its civilization, seventh through thirteenth centuries. Key themes of history and culture (political theory, theology, literature, art). Relations with the Slavs, Arabs, Turks, and the West. Credit not given for both this course and 01:510:205.

Courses in English

01:489:205.�Byzantium: The Imperial Age (3)

01:489:207Byzantium: The Last Centuries (3) Development of Byzantine society and culture from the Latin crisis (1204-1261) through the Turkish conquest (1453), including the Byzantine impact on West European, Slavic, and Ottoman cultures. Credit not given for both this course and 01:510:207.

01:489:241Masterpieces in Modern Greek Literature (3) Readings and discussions of representative works from the Erotokritos�of Vitzentos Kornaros to the contemporary works of Giannis Ritsos. Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:241. In translation.

01:489:312Greek Christianity (3) Eastern church tradition from the second through the eighth centuries; theological controversies and the development of liturgy, monasticism, and mysticism. Credit not given for both this course and 01:840:312.

01:489:316Byzantine Literature (3) Key genres and works of Byzantine literature, late sixth through fifteenth century. Readings drawn from history, hagiography, poetry, theology, romance, satire, and laments.

01:489:347The Life and Works of Odysseus Elytis (3) Examination of the works of Odysseus Elytis; the writers and artists who influenced his work. Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:347.

01:489:351The Iconoclastic Controversy: Causes and Effects (726-843 c.e.) (3) Study of the Iconoclastic Controversy (726-843 c.e.), its causes and importance in the development of modern Greek religion and culture.

01:489:358Odysseus: From Homer to Kazantzakis (3) Examination of the Homeric figure of Odysseus: his reincarnation and transformation in Modern Greek. Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:358. Taught in English.

01:489:380Special Topics: Modern Greek Studies (3) Variable content. Special studies emphasizing particular historical ideas and themes, prominent literary figures and forms, as well as important political and social events that have contributed to the shaping of modern Greek society. Designed by individual instructors. In Greek or in translation.

01:489:381Modern Greek Politics and Society (3) Examination of the domestic and international forces that have shaped the political, social, institutional, and economic development of Greece in the post-World War II era.

01:489:382Genesis of Modern Greece: 1450-1830 (3) Political, social, religious, cultural, and intellectual experience of Greeks under Ottoman rule, 1450-1830, culminating in national independence. Credit not given for both this course and 01:510:382.

01:489:383The Life and Works of Nikos Kazantzakis (1885-1957) (3) Works of Nikos Kazantzakis (1885-1957) and the Eastern and Western ideas that influenced him: Homer, Henri Bergson, Nietzsche, Freud, and Buddhist philosophy. Pre- or corequisite: 01:489:241 or permission of the instructor. In translation. Credit not given for both this course and 01: 195:383.