It’s a bit mind boggling that the semester is already over and that I can now say I’ve read some Herodotus in Ancient Greek. I feel much more ‘academic’ somehow. I have absolutely loved everything that we have read as a class this semester, I have always loved travel narratives and sci-fi is a newer… Continue reading Ana’s Final Reflection
Celia’s Final Reflection
Throughout our semester we navigated conversations about race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, humor and storytelling. We grounded our discussions in two primary texts: Lucian’s True Histories and Herodotus’ Histories. Both authors grapple with the truth as they work to balance their conceptions of the world and the past. However, their opines regarding the truthfulness of… Continue reading Celia’s Final Reflection
Audrey’s Final Reflection
It’s still a bit mind-boggling that I can read and understand ancient texts in their original language. Coming to college, I wasn’t initially planning on taking Ancient Greek, but now I can’t imagine not following it through until I graduate. It was also just so much fun to read these interesting texts in a small,… Continue reading Audrey’s Final Reflection
Simone’s Final Reflection
I really enjoyed exploring Herodotus and Lucian in this course. I found it really fun to compare the writing styles of these two authors. When we first started reading Herodotus, I hated reading Ionic, and I found his style somewhat off-putting. However, it grew on me over time, and I found myself struggling a lot… Continue reading Simone’s Final Reflection
Jie’s Final Reflection
I find the tension between true and false narratives throughout the course interesting. The question comes down to definition. We categorize narratives as true or false, as if there is a dichotomy between them. But there is never an objective fact, for what we consider as facts is based upon our shared understanding of physics… Continue reading Jie’s Final Reflection
Frank’s Final Reflection
This was a very valuable experience, and honestly, one that I will brag about for a while. Reading and hearing these texts in their original language was so interesting, and I’m really glad it could be in a small class setting. I’ve always liked small class sizes, and this group was great to work with.… Continue reading Frank’s Final Reflection
Linocut Print – Francis
For my final Ergon I wanted to tie in another one of my favorite classes this semester. Over the last two quarters I have taken printmaking: monotype and printmaking: relief. I enjoyed both, but I think that relief printmaking will stick as a hobby. I had an extra linocut pad left over after finishing my… Continue reading Linocut Print – Francis
Maps and Math
There are many points in Lucian’s True History where he mentions an absurd distance or an inconceivable number of creatures. For my final ergon, I calculated and mapped out a variety of the strange beasts in this story. Starting with his journey to the moon, one of the measurements that fascinated me the most was… Continue reading Maps and Math
Ellie’s Final Reflection
I would begin by saying that I really enjoyed this course and I think it was a nice next step after having gone through the two introductory Greek semesters. One theme that I found sticking out after having read both Lucian and Herodotus in this condensed period of time was, unsurprisingly, the truth. I was… Continue reading Ellie’s Final Reflection
A New Lucian? Less Likely than you Think. Erga Anais Olivier
A question that has haunted my nightmares for the last several weeks is whether or not there could ever be a speaker/writer like Lucian of Samosata today. Lucian is a fantastic writer; his Greek is wonderful and I find him extremely funny which is something that I cannot say of many ancient comedy writers. He… Continue reading A New Lucian? Less Likely than you Think. Erga Anais Olivier
