Advanced Ancient Greek: Ἰσοκράτης
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Advanced Ancient Greek: Ἰσοκράτης (Spring 2024)
ῥᾴδιον δὲ τοῦτο καταμαθεῖν ἐστιν ἔκ τε τῶν Ἡρακλέους ἄθλων καὶ τῶν Θησέως ἔργων
Isocrates was a contemporary of Plato, and one of the shining lights of Athenian oratory. This Attic rhetorical resplendence burst forth and burned brightest, curiously, just as the star that was Athenian power began to fade. In this class, we will be reading the entirety of Isocrates’ letter “To Demonicus,” who was a young man and the son of Hipponicus, a personal friend of Isocrates. It is written in a style both elegant and clear, and was a source and inspiration for many later speeches, essays, and other works. Besides reading the letter itself, we’ll also be taking a look at modern secondary source literature about Isocrates and his work as well as read relevant Ancient Greek sources too.
- Cost: $725
- Advanced Ancient Greek Details:
- Class sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 class session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Term runs January 7th – April 13th
- ALI classes are completely risk-free: Get a 100% refund anytime before your second class session
- Refunds in weeks 2 – 4 done on a pro rata basis
- No refunds after week 4
Note: You must have completed one Advanced Ancient Greek class at ALI already or have instructor permission to join this course.
Teacher for the Ἰσοκράτης Course
Vladimir Chiurlea, our Ancient Greek & Latin Fellow, was born in the wild city of Bucharest, Romania. While completing his BA in Byzantine Music, he caught the fever of Ancient Greek and is yet to recover. When he is not teaching and reading Ancient Greek, he is roaming the streets and parks of Romania spreading the contagion of Greek poetry. He has experience teaching Ancient Greek to total beginners and advanced students both online and in-person.
What You Need to Know
- Classes run on a semester basis.
- Fall: September – December
- Spring: January – April
- Summer: May – August
- Class times are selected by students. Once your registration is confirmed, we’ll send you a Google Form to choose your class time.
- Classes are live, online classes run by ALI Greek professors. Learn Ancient Greek from anywhere.
- You can skip the semester system. With one-on-one Tutorials, you can set up your own class schedule with an ALI professor.
- We want to make sure you’re completely satisfied. If you don’t love your first Ancient Greek class, we guarantee a 100% refund. After that, in weeks 2 – 4, refunds will be made on a pro rata basis, based on however many class sessions you’ve attended. We cannot issue refunds after the fourth week of classes.
We're sorry, but we have closed the wait list to new registrants. We hope you'll consider joining us next term. Registration forms will open at the end of September. Check back soon!