Euripides’ Ion (Intermediate-Advanced Greek Reading)
Thurs., 8pm (U.S. Eastern Time)
*Please note that this course will run only if two or more students enroll.
Course Description: Join me in reading the play that its most recent commentator has called “one of Euripides’ most attractive tragedies,” the “light-hearted and even funny” story of a temple slave at Delphi who is recognized as the son of Apollo. The Ion is a great choice for your first Greek play, especially in the excellent new edition with commentary by John Gibert.
DETAILS
Level: Intermediate +. The course is intended for those who have studied Greek grammar and have some experience reading continuous texts.
Textbook: Recommended text is Euripides: Ion, ed. Gibert, ISBN-13: 978-0521596565, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521596564/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.
Telepaideia tuition is non-refundable. However, if you need to cancel your enrollment or withdraw from your class, you may be eligible for a 50% credit, to be used toward a future Telepaideia course. In order to be eligible for this credit, you must notify info@paideia-institute.org of your withdrawal before the second class meeting has taken place.
INSTRUCTOR
Jay Kardan
Jay Kardan holds degrees in classics from Swarthmore College and Yale University. Since joining the Randolph College classics department in 2009, he has taught the full range of classics courses, from Elementary Latin and Greek to advanced reading courses in both languages. In 2011 he founded and taught the Randolph College Summer Latin Institute. In 2015–2017 he taught Greek, Latin, and classical civilization as a visiting professor at Sweet Briar College during that institution’s recovery from its near-death experience. As a freelance editor and translator from French, Italian, and German (as well as the classical languages), he has worked on a variety of projects in classical scholarship and other fields.