LJMgrB06 The Classical Romance

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Daša Bartoňková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 A32 stara
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
Only in a few fields of study in Ancient literature, the genre characteristics and chronology has changed so much as in the study of Ancient novel. Thanks to new discoveries of important papyri, the datation of early Ancient novel shifted from the Roman to Hellenistic period, and the former classification of the novel (ie. Greek novels: idealistic; Roman: realistic-satirical) was shown as unadequate. The aim of the course is to present the new interpretation of the genre. At the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the genre, including the new discoveries and conclusions.
Syllabus
  • 1. The beginnings of the Greek novel during hellenistic period.
  • 2. Present scholarly research of the Greek and Roman novel.
  • 3.-4. Classification of the Ancient novel: erotic historical romance, historical and philosophical novel.
  • 5. Relationship of the idealizing novels to the comic-realistic novels.
  • 6. Chronology of the recently found papyrus fragments by G. Cavallo.
  • 7. Antonius Diogenes in the light of Fotios' work and recent discoveries of papyrus fragments - a proposal for genre typology.
  • 8.-9. Problematic genre classification of so called "chronicles of the Trojan War" by Dares the Phrygian and Dictys of Crete.
  • 10. Petronius' Satyricon - novel or menippean satire?
  • 11. Influence of Greek Menippean satire on Roman literature: Varro, Petronius, Seneca.
  • 12. Did Petronius' satirical novel influence the Greek satirical production represented by recently found Iolaos' novel?
Literature
  • Lo Spazio letterario della Grecia antica. Edited by Giuseppe Cambiano - Diego Lanza - Luciano Canfora. Roma: Salerno Editrice, 1994, 783 s., [4. ISBN 88-8402-147-2. info
  • KUCH, Heinrich. Der antike Roman: Untersuchungen zur litterarischen Kommunikation und Gattungsgeschichte. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1989. ISBN 3-05-000578-5. info
  • HOLZBERG, Niklas. Der antike Roman. München - Zürich: Artemis-Verlag, 1986. ISBN 3-7608-1325-9. info
  • HÄGG, Tomas. The Novel in Antiquity. Oxford: Blackwell, 1983. ISBN 0-631-13014-4. info
  • PERRY, B. E. The Ancient Romances: A Literary-Historical Account of their Origins. Berkeley - Los Angeles, 1967. info
  • MERKELBACH, Reinhold. Roman und Mysterium in der Antike. München - Berlin: Beck, 1962. info
  • HELM, Rudolf. Der antike Roman. Berlin: Wiss. Ed.-Gesellschaft, 1948. Handbuch der griech. und lat. Philologie. info
  • LUDVÍKOVSKÝ, J. Řecký román dobrodružný. Praha, 1925. info
  • ROHDE, E. Der griechische Roman und seine Vorläufer. Leipzig, 1914. info
Assessment methods
Regular attendance and participation in the course. At the end of semester the lecturer desides whether the students write a test or their knowledge is proved during the oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009.
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