GREK 355 - Attic Orators

3 Credit Hours
In this course we will gain an understanding of ancient Greek rhetorical usage and style through a close reading of famous Athenian orators. We will furthermore learn about rhetorical figures and the parts of a speech, and consider why the precision, beauty, and point of Attic oratory influenced the rhetorical practices of subsequent cultures starting with the Romans and continuing to our own day.

Prerequisites: GREK201

Course Attributes: Humanities Elective

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate

College of Arts & Sciences Classics & Modern Languages