Class Number: 2738
Hymns were offerings, constructive of charis, favor, between their singers and the divine entities to whom they were sung. This course surveys Greek hymns from the archaic period to late antiquity, and especially those transmitted from the lost manuscript archetype psi. It also explores the religious cultures that these songs helped constitute, and the ideas about the relationship between the divine and the human that they convey. Prerequisite: Advanced Ancient Greek
Approach: Writing Intensive;
Enrollment Cap: 15