Late Greek

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This will be a class on Greek literature and language of Roman and Byzantine times. Late Greek has a huge corpus of texts in many genres both secular and Christian. This class will explore this literature and read texts both in translation and in their original Greek. Exactly which texts we read will depend on the largely interests of those in the class. Students with no Greek will also be welcome in the class. Either they can write a research paper, or they can learn Greek, at least enough to start reading the New Testament. Since Byzantine literature is a topic not regularly taught, this class will be a rare opportunity to explore this little known yet large and impressive tradition.