LJ253 Reading and Metrical Analysis of Horace

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 G11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
PROGRAM(N-LJ_) || PROGRAM(N-LJU_) || PROGRAM(N-LLS_) || LJBcSZk Bachelor's State Exam
B.A. Final State Exam from Latin language and literature.
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
Course objectives
The core of the course consists of reading, translating and interpreting selected poems of Horace.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to translate and interpret adequately the poems of Horace in the context of the poetry of the Augustan Period. They will also be able to recognize, analyse and read all typical Horatian meters.
Syllabus
  • 1. C. I, 1-4;
  • 2. C. I, 7-11;
  • 3. C. I, 14, 22, 24, 37;
  • 4. C. II, 3, 7, 10, 14, 18;
  • 5. C. III 1-3;
  • 6. C. III, 8, 9 , 12-13, 30;
  • 7. C. IV, 3, 5, 7;
  • 8. Epod. 2, 11-13;
  • 9. Epod. 15-17;
  • 10. Sat. I, 1, 9;
  • 11. Sat. II, 6, 8;
  • 12. Epist. I, 2, 10;
  • 13. Ars poetica ;
Literature
    required literature
  • HORATIUS, Quintus Flaccus. Q. Horati Flacci, Opera. Edited by David R. Shackleton Bailey. Ed. altera. Stutgardiae: in aedibus B.G. Teubneri, 1991, x, 372 s. ISBN 3-519-11436-4. info
  • DREXLER, Hans. Einführung in die römische Metrik. 5., unveränd. Aufl. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1993, 200 s. ISBN 3534044940. info
  • HOLZBERG, Niklas. Horaz : Dichter und Werk. München: C.H.Beck, 2009, 240 s. ISBN 9783406579622. info
    recommended literature
  • Wege zu Horaz. Edited by Hans Oppermann. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1972, vi, 392. ISBN 3534034449. info
  • ORAZIO. Odi e Epodi. ed. A. Traina,E. Mandruzzato. Milano, 1985. info
  • HORATIUS, Quintus Flaccus. Satire. Edited by Mario Labate. Milano: RCS Rizzoli Libri, 1981, 337 s. ISBN 88-17-12302-1. info
  • OKSALA, Teivas. Religion und mythologie bei Horaz : eine literarhistorische Untersuchung. Helsinki: Societas scientiarum Fennica, 1973. ISBN 9516530338. info
  • MÖHLER, Gabriele. Hexameterstudien zu Lukrez, Vergil, Horaz, Ovid, Lukan, Silius Italicus und der Ilias Latina. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1989, 98 s. ISBN 3820499679. info
  • ZINN, Ernst. Der Wortakzent in den lyrischen Versen des Horaz. Edited by Wilfried Rudolf Stroh. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1997, iv, 111. ISBN 3487104636. info
  • ABLEITINGER-GRÜNBERGER, Doris. Der junge Horaz und die Politik : Studien zur 7. und 16. Epode. Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, 1971, 125 s. ISBN 3533021300. info
  • MARCHIONNI, Roberta. Der Sciendum-Kommentar zu den Satiren des Horaz. München: K.G. Saur, 2003, xcvii, 342. ISBN 3598777213. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, 1½ hours per week, homeworks.
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a seminar. Active participation is expected from all students. Credit is awarded in a manner of a colloquium - reading, translating and interpreting a selected poem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen studentům magisterského cyklu, ve výjimečných případadech jej lze však zapsat semestr před složením státní bakalářské zkoušky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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