The Greek Novel:

GREEK 439

AN ETHIOPIAN STORY by Heliodorus (4th century CE) is a Greek novel unparalleled in length, ingenious in construction, and sophisticated in style. As expected, a pair of ill-fated but faithful lovers suffer their way through the tale. That tale, meanwhile, is steeped in Greek literary and philosophical history, and Heliodorus is fascinated by identity-formation in the cosmopolitan world he depicts. Issues of race and ethnicity take center stage as we follow our hero and heroine from Greece to Ethiopia. Across the semester we will engage the social and political stances the novel takes, while we also translate and analyze selections in Greek and read the whole novel in translation. PREREQ: GREEK 317C AND 318C OR THE EQUIVALENT, AND SOPHOMORE STANDING OR ABOVE.
Course Attributes: EN H; AS HUM; AS LCD; FA HUM; AR HUM