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Greek Literature and Thought: An Introduction

Key information

  • Module code:

    4AACAL1A

  • Level:

    4

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

This is a first year module aiming to introduce students into the riches of the Greek literary tradition. It is designed in such a way as to cater primarily for the immediate needs of students coming up to university without any background knowledge of ancient literature and aims to offer a chronologically laid out, broad survey of periods, genres and best known authors of Greek literature and thought.

Although the broad conceptual categories of “socio-cultural context” and generic expectations define the overall intellectual tone of this module, judiciously chosen extracts from the texts themselves (all in English translation) will be strategically woven into lectures in order to whet the students' appetite to continue with further reading of their own.

No previous knowledge of ancient Greek / Latin literature and philosophy is assumed and all texts underpinning the teaching of this module can be studied in English translation.

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)

Subject areas

Department

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