Greek Literature and Thought: An Introduction

Module description

Single semester (15-credit) versions:

• 4AACAL1A Greek Literature & Thought: An Introduction (semester 1)

• 4AACAL1B Roman Literature & Thought: An Introduction (semester 2) 

Single semester versions of the module, split into Greek Literature & Thought and Roman Literature & Thought, are available to students from outside the Department. These 15-credit modules are assessed by 1 x 2,000 words essay (100%).

Greek and Roman Literature & Thought: An Introduction  is a first-year module aiming to introduce students to the literary culture of Ancient Greece and Rome. It is designed for students without any background knowledge of ancient literature and aims to offer a chronologically laid out, broad survey of periods, genres, ideas, and best-known authors of Greek and Roman literature and thought. All texts studied will be in English translation.

Major thematic stops of this module (indicatively) include: early Greek epic and lyric poetry; fifth-century Athenian drama; classical historiography; fourth-century oratory; Plato and Aristotle; Hellenistic poetry; imperial Greek literature; the literature of early and late Republican Rome; highlights from Augustan literature; early imperial literature and historiography; the Roman satirical tradition; the literature of the Late Empire.

Full year students must take the full year version of this module: 4AACAL01 Greek & Latin Literature and Thought: An Introduction

 

Assessment details

Coursework

1 x essay of 2,000 words (100%)

Teaching pattern

10 x 2-hour lecture (weekly); 10 x 1-hour seminar (weekly)

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