Appendix C

Reading List: Comprehensive Examination in Archaeology

GREEK:

• J. Barringer et al., Periklean Athens and its Legacy: Problems and Perspectives
• B. Barr-Sharrar & E. N. Borza, eds., Macedonia and Greece in Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Times (Studies in the History of Art, vol. 10)
• W. Biers, Introduction to Greek Archaeology
• W. Biers, Art, Artifacts and Chronology in Classical Archaeology
• J. Boardman, Art & Architecture of Ancient Greece
• J. Boardman, Greek Sculpture of the Archaic Period
• J. Boardman, Early Greek Vase Painting 11th-6th centuries BC: a Handbook
• J. Boardman, The History of Greek Vases
• R. Castleben, Mycenaeans
• R. M. Cook, Greek Painted Pottery
• O. Dickinson, The Aegean Bronze Age
• W. B. Dinsmoor, The Architecture of Ancient Greece
• C. Doumas, The Wall-Paintings of Thera
• S. Hood, The Arts in Prehistoric Greece
• J. M. Hurwit, The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present
• J. M. Hurwit, The Art and Culture of Early Greece, 1100-480 B.C.
• S. A. Immerwahr, Aegean Painting in the Bronze Age
• W. W. Lawrence, Greek Architecture
• R. Lullies & M. Hirmer, Greek Sculpture (photographs)
• J. G. Pedley, Greek Art and Archaeology
• J.J. Pollitt, The Art of Greece, 1400-31 B.C.: Sources and Documents
• D. Preziosi & L. Hitchcock, Aegean Art and Architecture
• T. Rasmussen & N. Spivey, eds., Looking at Greek Vases
• G. Richter, Handbook of Greek Art (extensive bibliography)
• G. Richter, Sculpture & Sculptors of the Greeks
• E. Vermeule, Greece in the Bronze Age

ROMAN:

• R. Bianchi-Bandinelli, Rome: The Center of Power
• O. Brendel, "Prolegomena to a Book on Roman Art," MAAR 21 (1953), pp. 9-73
• F. Brown, Roman Architecture
• G. Hanfmann, Roman Art
• H. Kähler, Rome and Her Empire
• P. MacKendrick, The Mute Stones Speak
• J. J. Pollitt, The Art of Rome
• N. Ramage & A. Ramage, Roman Art: Romulus to Constantine
• D. Strong, Art of the Romans
• J. Toynbee, Art of the Romans
• M. Wheeler, Roman Art & Architecture

EGYPTIAN:

• A. Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs: the Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
• Shaw, Ancient Egypt: a Very Short Introduction
• W. S. Smith (revised by W.K. Simpson), The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
• P. A. Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs

Next: Reading List: Qualifying Examinations (Philology)

INDEX

Preliminary Remarks

Sections:

1. Requirements for Graduate Admission
2. Advisement
3. Emphasis in Classical Archaeology (includes information on all M.A. examinations)
4. Emphasis in Classical Philology (includes information on all M.A. examinations)
5. Emphasis in Ancient History (includes information on M.A. examinations)
6. Emphasis in Latin Pedagogy (includes information on M.A. examinations)
7. Satisfactory Academic Progress
8. The M.A. Thesis
9. Ph.D. Students Earning the M.A. in Classics

Appendices:

1. Worksheet: Classical Archaeology Emphasis
2. Worksheet: Classical Philology Emphasis
3. Reading List: Comprehensive Examination (Archaeology)
4. Reading List: Qualifying Examinations (Philology)
5. Short Literary Identifications (Philology)
6. Ancient History Comprehensive Examination
7. Ph.D. Students Wanting the M.A. (Archaeology)
8. Ph.D. Students Wanting the M.A. (Philology)
9. Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students in Residence
10. Thesis Worksheet
11. Worksheet: Ancient History Emphasis
12. Worksheet: Latin Pedagogy Emphasis
13. Style Sheet for Graduate Seminar Papers and Theses
14. Guide for Course Handouts and PowerPoint Presentations
15. Check List for Submitting a Final Paper

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