Latin I: Beginner's Course (KLM101G)

This course is a beginner’s course in Latin. No prior knowledge of Latin is assumed at the outset. It introduces the basics of Latin grammar and syntax. Chosen passages will be read in Latin, translated and thoroughly analysed. Teaching consists of 24 lectures on particular aspects of the Latin language and assigned readings.

This course is taught in Icelandic but students can get permission of the instructor to complete assignments and exams in English.

Ancient Greek I: Beginner's Course (KLM102G)

This course is a beginner’s course in Ancient Greek. It introduces the basics of grammar and syntax of the Attic dialect. No prior knowledge of Greek is assumed at the outset. Reading knowledge of Ancient Greek will be prioritized and chosen passages will be read in Greek, translated and thoroughly analysed. Teaching consists of both lectures on particular aspects of the Greek language and assigned readings. It is essential that students read the assigned materials before each lecture.

This course is taught in Icelandic but students can get permission of the instructor to complete assignments and exams in English.

Intruduction to Classical Studies (KLM103G)

The course is an introduction to Classical Studies. It will deal with the history of the discipline as well as its subject matter and methods: Students will be introduced to classical philology and the various branches of Classical Studies, such as the history, literature, and philosophy of classical antiquity. The course will, moreover, address issues concerning the use of sources, methodology, and conventions in Classics. Students will be introduced to major resources. Knowledge of the classical languages is not required.

Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion (KLM104G)

Adultery and murder, cannibalism and incest, fate, responsibility, man and divinity: the subject matter of this course is Greek and Roman mythology and religion. We shall acquaint ourselves with the variety classical myths by reading from primary sources in translation. Knowledge of the classical languages is not assumed. We will discuss the nature of classical myths, their purpose, and connection to Greek and Roman religion, philosophy, literature and arts, historiography and politics. Modern interpretative frameworks will also be considered.

Latin II: A Selection of Latin Texts (KLM201G)

The course is a continuation of LAT101G Latin I. Students will read a selection of Latin texts by various authors.

This course is taught in Icelandic but students can get permission of the instructor to complete assignments and exams in English.

Ancient Greek II (KLM202G)

The course is a continuation of KLM102G Ancient Greek I. The first part of the course resumes coverage of grammar and syntax of Ancient Greek (Attic) where Ancient Greek I left off. During the second half of the course, students will read a selection of Ancient Greek texts by different authors from various periods.

Students can get permission of the instructor to complete assignments and exams in English.

Comedy (KLM219G)

Comedy was a popular genre of literature in atntiquity, both in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome. They are, moreover, important sources of knowledge about antiquity, for both use of language and various aspects og culture and society. We will discuss features of ancient comedy and read select comedies in translation and to some extent in the original languages.

Students may work on supervised independent studies (5 or 10 ECTS) based on the text in the original language in connection to the course.

Neo-Latin (KLM218G)

This course focuses on Neo-Latin texts, i.e. from the time of the Renaissance onwards. During antiquity Latin was a living language of a certain linguistic community, but as it eventually developed into the Romance languages it ceased to exist as a native language. It nevertheless endured as a second language and as such was both spoken and written for centuries. In fact, a majority of existing Latin texts postdates antiquity. In this course we will read select texts from the 15th to the 18th century.

Greek authors of the 1st and 2nd centuries (KLM405G)

This course focuses on Ancient Greek texts from the first and second centuries. The period includes diverse writers and genres, e.g. Plutarch, Lucian of Samosata, Pausanias, Appian, Arrian, Marcus Aurelius, and the authors of the Ancient Greek novel, as well as New Testament Greek and other religious texts.