GRE 216 - Greek Rhetoric

In the fourth-century BCE law-court speech Against Neaira, a freed-slave prostitute named Neaira is charged with posing as an Athenian citizen in order to secure citizen rights for her children. In this class, students will read Against Neaira in Greek and explore the intersections of gender, sexuality, immigration, social status, and citizenship in classical Athens.

Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirement.
Counts towards the Classical Languages and Literature major and as an elective for the Classical Studies major.
Counts toward the interdisciplinary minor in Global Literary Theory.
Satisfies the Language requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
GRE 201. Students who have already taken a Greek course at the 200 level beyond 201 should enroll in GRE 316.