FF:KR011 Classical Greek Literature I - Course Information
KR011 Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:40 A21
- Prerequisites
- ! LJBcA05 Classical Greek Literature I && ! NOW ( LJBcA05 Classical Greek Literature I )
No special requirements for enetring the course. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course aims at introduction into the Greek literature of the Archaic period and into the poetry of the Classical Period (in accordance with the standard periodization).
- Learning outcomes
- After the completion of the course the students:
- can describe the development of the Greek literature in the periods in question together with the historical context;
- can characterize relevant genres of Greek prose and poetry in the periods in question and describe their particularities;
- can name the prominent figures of the genres in question and characterize their works;
- are also informed about the relevant secondary literature. - Syllabus
- 1. Periodization of the Ancient Greek literature; secondary literature;
- 2.-6. The poetry of the Archaic Period (Homer; Hesiod; elegiac poets; iambic poetry; Alcaeus; Sappho; Anacreon; choric lyric poets);
- 7. The prose of the Archaic Period (beginning of the Greek historiography and philosophy);
- 8.-13. The poetry of the Classical Period (Aeschylus; Sophocles; Euripides; Aristophanes).
- Literature
- required literature
- HOMÉROS. Ílias. Translated by Otmar Vaňorný. 12. vyd. Praha: Petr Rezek, 2007, 598 s. ISBN 8086027252. info
- HOMÉROS. Odysseia. Translated by Otmar Vaňorný. 16. vyd. Praha: Petr Rezek, 2007, 451 s. ISBN 8086027260. info
- HÉSIODOS. Zpěvy železného věku (Zrození bohů, Práce a dny, Štít, Soutěž Homéra a Hésioda). Přeložila Julie Nováková. Praha: Svoboda, 1990. Prémie Antické knihovny. ISBN 80-205-0127-4. info
- Řecká lyrika. Translated by Ferdinand Stiebitz. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1954, 356 s. URL info
- Oresteia : tragická trilogie. Edited by Valeria Sochorovská, Translated by Václav Renč. V Praze: DILIA, 1969, 144 s. info
- SOFOKLÉS. Tragédie. Translated by Ferdinand Stiebitz - Rudolf Mertlík - Radislav Hošek. První souborné vydání. Praha: Svoboda, 1975, 623 stran. URL info
- EURIPIDÉS. Médeia. Translated by Ferdinand Stiebitz. V nakladatelství Artur vyd. Praha: Artur, 2010, 67 stran. ISBN 9788087128374. URL info
- recommended literature
- The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. info
- Handbuch der griechischen Literatur der Antike. Edited by Bernhard Zimmermann - Antōnios Renkakos. München: C.H. Beck, 2014, xxxiv, 112. ISBN 9783406618185. info
- BARTOŇKOVÁ, Dagmar. L. Canfora, Dějiny řecké literatury. přeložil kolektiv autorů pod vedením D. Bartoňkové (přeložila cca 300 stran). Praha: Koniasch Latin Press, 2001, 893 pp. info
- LESKY, A. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Bern, 1971. info
- SCHMID, Wilhelm and Otto STÄHLIN. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. München: Beck, 1961. info
- DEL CORNO, D. Letteratura greca. Milano, 1988. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 247 s. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures 1½ hours per week. Homework: reading discussed texts. E-learning.
- Assessment methods
- Individual reading of the below listed books during the semester. Written test consisting of multiple-choice questions (including questions concerning the individual reading), minimum pass level 60%.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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