[MGSA-L] Modern Greek Language and Literature Lessons

Ilias Kolokouris iliaskolok at gmail.com
Thu Feb 15 12:54:44 PST 2018


Dear Sir/ Madam,

I would like to inform you that enrollment is currently open for the
following Modern Greek courses through the Paideia Institute which is based
in Brooklyn, New York.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ,
Φιλικά
Ηλίας Κολοκούρης

MODERN GREEK FOR CLASSICISTS

Course Description: A course designed for students who know Ancient Greek
and would like to learn the modern Greek language.

Level: This course is intended for beginners with knowledge of Ancient
Greek.

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Schedule: Tuesdays at 2pm EST

Instructor: Ilias Kolokouris

Tuition: $200

Sections capped at: 5 students


MODERN GREEK READING COURSE: MODERN GREEK AESTHETICISM: GOD IN EXILE,
HOMEWARD BOUND

Course Description: This course focuses on the late 19th century Greek
Aesthetes. Like their British contemporaries (such as Oscar Wilde, who we
will also read in translation), the Aesthetes of Athens tried to
reformulate the idea of classicism into a radical ideal. The prose of
Episkopopoulos, Rodokanakis, and, above all, Giannopoulos transformed the
study of Classical Greece into a productive mode of art.

Level: This course is intended for those with some experience in Classical
and Modern Greek, though English translations will be provided.

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Schedule: Thursdays at 2pm EST

Instructor: Ilias Kolokouris



MODERN GREEK READING COURSE: KATHAREVOUSA 1: LINGUISTIC PURIFICATION,
KORAIS PURGATORY

Course Description: This course focuses on the history of Katharevousa. A
language with a tendency towards catharsis, Katharevousa was introduced to
clean up the form of Greek spoken in the Greek peninsula before and after
the formation of Hellas, the modern Greek state. We will read some texts
after the 18th century (and its "dirty language" that contained elements of
Venetian, Turkish, and Slavic languages) that follow a "middle path"
proposed by Korais, some written by extreme purists, and the modest
Dialogue by Dionisios Solomos. We will conclude with a discussion of the
Evangelika incident in 1901 known as the Gospel Riots, when 8 students from
the University of Athens were killed while demonstrating against a
translation of the Gospels in "the people's language."

Level: This course is intended for those with some experience in Classical
and Modern Greek, though English translations will be provided.

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Schedule: Wednesdays at 1pm EST

Instructor: Ilias Kolokouris


http://www.paideiainstitute.org/telepaideia_courses_spring_2018
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