{"id":618,"date":"2016-01-05T10:32:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T15:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/?page_id=618"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:11:39","slug":"pindar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/pindar\/","title":{"rendered":"Pindar"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pindar<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div id=\"not_right_side\">\n<div id=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"wiki_page_show\">\n<div class=\"show-content user_content clearfix enhanced\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-620\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910.jpg\" alt=\"SC40910\" width=\"2400\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910-768x172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910-1024x230.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/files\/SC40910-200x45.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><\/p><!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p>Course Number:\u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.registrar.ufl.edu\/soc\/201601\/all\/classicg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRW 6346<\/a>. Section:\u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.registrar.ufl.edu\/soc\/201601\/all\/classicg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21E9<\/a>. Credits: 03. Room:\u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/campusmap.ufl.edu\/#\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UST 0104<\/a>. Times: R\u00a09-11. \u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.registrar.ufl.edu\/soc\/201601\/all\/classicg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRW 6346<\/a>\u00a0is a graduate course offered in the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classics.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Classics<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Florida<\/a>. Department contact: Ms.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tiwilliams@ufl.edu\">Tina Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Course Description<\/h3>\n<p>Selected readings from the\u00a0epinician odes, with special attention to the peculiarities\u00a0of\u00a0Pindaric language, style, structure, grammar, and metre. The social and historical context of Greek choral lyric\u00a0and the\u00a0impact\u00a0of Pindaric poetry on later literature will also be discussed.<\/p>\n<h3>Textbooks and Other Study Aids<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Snell, B.-Maelher, H\u00a0(eds.),\u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bsd.ufl.edu\/textadoption\/studentview\/displayadoption1sect.aspx?SECT=21E9&amp;YEAR=16&amp;TERM=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pindari Carmina\u00a0I<\/a>\u00a0(Teubner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional readings will be distributed by the instructor at orientation and during the course.<\/p>\n<h3>Course Requirements and Grading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prerequisites.\u00a0<\/strong>Knowledge of ancient Greek at the advanced\u00a0level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test I<\/strong>\u00a0(Translation of 3 passages from the readings covered in sessions 1-6): 30%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test II<\/strong>\u00a0(Translation of 3 passages from the readings covered in sessions 1-11): 30%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Class Performance\u00a0<\/strong>(inclusive of one oral presentation on a topic to be determined with the instructor): 40%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Test format: 4 passages, choice of 3; maximum time 3 hours. The tests will be available from the office staff during the examination periods indicated below. Further instructions will be provided with the tests.<\/p>\n<h3>Attendance and General Course Policy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Attendance.<\/strong>\u00a0Students are required to attend regularly and complete\u00a0their assignments by the due dates (unless otherwise arranged with the instructor).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assignments.<\/strong>\u00a0It is unlikely that we will be able to cover\u00a0all reading assignments in class. Students will be\u00a0accountable for all assigned material, whether there is\u00a0time to\u00a0go over\u00a0it in class or not.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honor Code.\u00a0<\/strong>Students in \u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.registrar.ufl.edu\/soc\/201601\/all\/classicg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRW 6346<\/a>\u00a0are expected to comply with the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/sccr.dso.ufl.edu\/policies\/student-honor-code-student-conduct-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Honor Code<\/a>\u00a0of the University of Florida (see also the section on\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/gradcatalog.ufl.edu\/content.php?catoid=5&amp;navoid=1054#Academic_Honesty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Honesty<\/a>\u00a0in the Graduate Catalog.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Course Evaluations<\/h3>\n<p>Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in this course based on 10 criteria. These evaluations are conducted online at\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/evaluations.ufl.edu\/evals\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/evaluations.ufl.edu<\/a>. Evaluations are typically open during the last two or three\u00a0weeks of the semester, but students will be given specific times when they are open. Summary results of these assessments are available to students at\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/evaluations.ufl.edu\/results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/evaluations.ufl.edu\/results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Instructor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/rsw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert S. Wagman<\/a>. Office Hours: R 5-6 or by appt. Campus address:\u00a0<a class=\"external\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/campusmap.ufl.edu\/#\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">125 Dauer Hall<\/a>. E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rsw@ufl.edu\">rsw@ufl.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Calendar<\/h3>\n<p>Testing weeks: Test I, March\u00a07 to March 11.\u00a0Test II, April 25\u00a0to 29.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"626\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33\">00<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">JAN 07<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"504\">ORIENTATION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33\">01<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">JAN\u00a014<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"504\"><em>O.<\/em>\u00a01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33\">02<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">JAN\u00a021<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"504\"><em>O.<\/em>\u00a01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">03<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">JAN\u00a028<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>O.<\/em>\u00a01-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33\">04<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">FEB 04<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"504\"><em>O.<\/em>\u00a01-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33\">05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">FEB\u00a011<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"504\"><em>O.<\/em>\u00a07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">06<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">FEB\u00a018<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>O.<\/em>\u00a07 (cont&#8217;d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">07<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">FEB\u00a025<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\u00a0<em>P.<\/em>\u00a01-\u00a0<em>P.<\/em>\u00a011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">00<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">MAR 03<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">SPRING RECESS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">08<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">MAR\u00a010<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>P.<\/em>\u00a01-\u00a0<em>P.<\/em>\u00a011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">09<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">MAR\u00a017<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>N.<\/em>\u00a05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">MAR\u00a024<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>N.<\/em>\u00a06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">11<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">APR 07<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>I.<\/em>\u00a06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">12<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">APR 15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><em>I.<\/em>\u00a07. 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