RLS203 Reading Seminar (Ovidius)

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
Tue 14:00–15:40 A24, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
( RLS102 Latin Grammar II || LJ102 Latin Grammar II ) && ! LJ203 Reading Seminar (Ovidius)
Successful completion of Latin grammar courses I, II.
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 aim of the course in reading Ovid is an introduction to the reading of Latin poetry. It is dedicated to the description and analysis of selected types of Latin verses appearing in classical poetry with a special focus on the works of Ovid and Catull, such as hexameters, pentameters, hendecasyllables, choliambic verse, iambic trimeter and Sapphic stanzas). Selected poems by Ovid and Catullus will be read. The course provides the participants of the course with all the necessary instruments for reading ancient poetry and a broader and more solid knowledge of the literary and social context of the Latin classical poets (commentaries, stylistic figures, topics). It deals with detailed commentaries and analysis of selected ancient poetical texts. It cultivates the translation skills and the ability to critically evaluate various commentaries and secondary literature concerning these texts. The course is accompanied by e-learning course, see Ovidius nový http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/ .
Learning outcomes
The course is an introduction to the reading of Latin poetry. After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to describe, analyze and read correctly the different types of Latin verses appearing in classical poetry, such as hexameters, pentameters, hendecasyllables, choliambic verses, iambic trimeter and Sapphic stanzas. By means of reading selected poems by Ovid and Catullus, the participants of the course will get all the necessary instruments to a broader and more solid knowledge about the literary and social context of Latin classical poetry and will be able to understand, comment, analyze and appreciate these ancient texts. The students will be further able to evaluate critically various commentaries and secondary literature concerning these texts.
Syllabus
  • Metrical analysis, reading the original texts in Latin, translation to Czech and commentary on the following poems: 1 - 3) Ovid, Tristia IV 10.
  • 4 - 5) Ovid, Amores I 1, 5.
  • 6) Ovid, Amores I 9.
  • 7) Ovid, Ars amatoria I 1-134.
  • 8) Catullus - metrics.
  • 9) Catullus 1,2,3.
  • 10- 13) Catullus 8, 43, 58, 70, 5, 51, 85. And selected texts from Metamorphoses and Heroides, Ars Amatoria, see https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=1071
Literature
    required literature
  • OVIDIUS. Umění milovat a nemilovat. Praha: Český spisovatel, 1993. ISBN 802020427X. info
  • CATULLUS, Gaius Valerius. Zhořklé polibky. Edited by Eva Stehlíková, Translated by Dana Svobodová - Zdeněk Hron - Jiř. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1980, 137 s. info
  • CATULLUS, Gaius Valerius, Albius TIBULLUS and Sextus PROPERTIUS. Pěvci lásky. Translated by Otakar Smrčka. Ve 3. vyd. (ve Svobodě 1.). Praha: Svoboda, 1973, 429 s. info
  • OVIDIUS. O lásce a milování. Translated by Rudolf Mertlík. Praha: Svoboda, 1969, 398 s. info
  • OVIDIUS. Listy heroin. Edited by Jan Fišer. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1960, 81 stran. info
  • OVIDIUS. Proměny. Translated by Ferdinand Stiebitz. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1935, xv, 618. URL info
    recommended literature
  • OVIDIUS. Carmina amatoria. Edited by Ovidius - Antonio Ramírez de Verger. Monachii: K.G. Saur, 2003, xxxvi, 374. ISBN 3598712316. info
  • OVIDIUS. Verše z vyhnanství. Edited by Ovidius, Translated by Ivan Bureš - Rudolf Mertlík. Vyd. v tomto souboru 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1985, 532 s. URL info
  • CATULLUS, Gaius Valerius. Básně. Translated by Josef Stáhlík. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1959. info
    not specified
  • OVIDIUS. Umění milovat. Translated by Dana Svobodová. Vyd. 2., V Academii 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 195 s. ISBN 8020009612. info
  • OVIDIUS. P. Ovidi Nasonis Tristia. Edited by John Barrie Hall. Stutgardiae: in aedibus B.G. Teubneri, 1995, xxx, 263. ISBN 3815415675. info
  • OVIDIUS. Ovid : römische Dichtung. Edited by Ernst Nowotny. 2. Aufl. [Wien]: Braumüller-Ueberreuter, 1987, 95 s. ISBN 3700307292. info
  • OVIDIUS. Metamorphosen : Auswahl mit Überleitungstexten, Wort- und Sacherläuterungen, Arbeitskommentar. Edited by Karl-Heinz Pridik - Karl-Heinz Pridik. 1. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett, 1980, 72 s. ISBN 3126411002. info
Teaching methods
The course includes practice with focus on correct translation and interpretation of the Latin original poetic texts into Czech language. Active attendance and participation 75% is required. Regular weekly work at home consisting of translation from Latin to Czech is expected. Special attention will be paid to the use of modern commentaries and to the knowledge of Ancient mythology and reality. Phraseology. Each student must present a paper dealing with the specific problems of Latin elegy. In case of absence, the students have to send the translation of selected texts via e-mail.
Assessment methods
The course is taught as both lecture and seminar. A paper and its oral delivery on the topic selected during the semester. At the end, written and oral final examination: analysis of the metre of a selected poem and its adequate translation from Latin. Active participation at the classes is also expected. The students have to complete also the tasks in the elf course (as test and workshop).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=1071
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