RLS011 Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
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 8:00–9:40 A21, except Wed 18. 9., except Wed 20. 11.
Prerequisites
! RLS011 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
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.–3. The poetry of the Archaic Period: Homer.
  • 4. The poetry of the Archaic Period: Hesiod.
  • 5. The poetry of the Archaic Period: elegiac poets; iambic poetry.
  • 6. The poetry of the Archaic Period: Alcaeus; Sappho; Anacreon.
  • 7. The poetry of the Archaic Period: choric lyric poets.
  • 8. The prose of the Archaic Period: beginning of the Greek historiography.
  • 9. The poetry of the Classical Period: origins of tragedy.
  • 10. The poetry of the Classical Period: Aeschylus.
  • 11. The poetry of the Classical Period: Sophocles.
  • 12. The poetry of the Classical Period: Euripides.
  • 13. The poetry of the Classical Period: origins of comedy; 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
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