Classical Greek self-help reading group (GRC 02)

  • Day and time: Monday 11:15 - 12:15
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks), Summer (7 Weeks)
  • Vacancies: 3
  • Start date: 05 October 2026
  • Description:

    This course offers enjoyable, collaborative sessions reading and orally translating the Odyssey with Books 22, 23 and 24 on this year's agenda. Newcomers are welcome; previous participants have studied Classical Greek for several years. A key text will be 'Homer: Odyssey XIII-XXIV', edited by W B Stanford (Bristol Classical Press). Dictionaries used include the Cambridge Greek Lexicon, Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon, Cunliffe's Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect and Autenrieth's Homeric Dictionary. Internet sources, e.g. the Perseus Digital Library, offer help with lexis (links to online dictionaries) and even parsing. AI sources such as Anthropic Claude or Mistral Le Chat can also help. To extend existing knowledge or revive dormant skills one might try 'Greek Beyond GCSE' by John Taylor (Bristol Classical Press). Prospective newcomers are welcome to contact me by phone or email before classes start.

  • Format: Self-taught course or activity
  • Level: Level: A Level or above reading skills

  • Coordinator: Mike Fay
  • I am a former teacher and translator of French and Spanish and have been studying Greek at U3AC since 2015.


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