Prof. Leslie C. Mechem, x2784, Harder Hall 208C, Office hours MWF 10:15-11:15
AH 222: Greek Art and Archaeology
Course Requirements
Midterm Exam: 25%
Papers (2): 30%, 15% each
Final Exam: 30%
Class Work: 15%
Required Texts
Pedley, J., Greek Art and Archaeology
Lawrence, A., Greek Architecture
Closed Reserve Texts
Pollitt, The Ancient View of Greek Art
Robertson, Art of Vase Painting in Classical Athens
Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art
Open Reserve Texts
Arias and Hirmer, A History of 1000 Years of Greek Vase Painting
Ashmole, Olympia
Berve, Greek Temples, Theatres, and Shrines
Bieber, The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age
Brommer, The Sculptures of the Parthenon
Charbonneaux, Martin, and Villard, Archaic Greek Art
Charbonneaux, Martin, and Villard, Classical Greek Art
Charbonneaux, Martin, and Villard, Hellenistic Art
Lullies and Hirmer, Greek Sculpture
Marinatos and Hirmer, Crete and Mycenae
Neils, Goddess and Polis: the Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens
Noble, The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery
Pollitt, Art and Experience in Classical Greece
Pollitt, The Art of Ancient Greece: Sources and Documents
Rasmussen and Spivey, Looking at Greek Vases
Richter, Korai
Richter, Kouroi
Robertson, Greek Painting
Stewart, Greek Sculpture: An Exploration, Vols. 1-2
PERSEUS
An Evolving Digital Library on Ancient Greece
Class Schedule (Subject to change)
January
21: Introduction
23: Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages
READING: Pedley, Introduction, Chap.1, Lawrence, Chaps. 1-2
28-30: Bronze Age: Minoan Civilization
READING: Pedley, Chaps. 2-3, Lawrence, Chaps. 3-5
February
4-6 Bronze Age: Mycenaean Civilization
READING: Pedley, Chap. 3, Lawrence, Chaps. 6-7
11-13: Dark Ages and Geometric Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 4, Lawrence, Chaps. 8-9
18-20: Orientalizing Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 5, Lawrence, Chap. 10
25-27: Archaic Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 6, Lawrence, Chaps. 11-12, 20
March
4-6: Archaic Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 6, Lawrence, Chaps. 11-12, 20
RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 4V
11:
13-20: Classical Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 7, Lawrence, Chaps. 13-14
RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 4VI
April
1-8: Classical Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 8, Lawrence, Chaps. 15-16, 22
RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 5III
10-17: 4th century
READING: Pedley, Chap. 9, Lawrence, Chaps. 17-18, 21, 24
RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chaps. 6IV & V, 7IV
22-29: Hellenistic Period
READING: Pedley, Chap. 10, Lawrence, Chaps. 19, 23
RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 8IV