FF:KRMgrA04 Interpretative Seminar - Course Information

KRMgrA04 M.A. Interpretative Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Priv.-Doz. Dr.phil. Stefan Schaffner, M.A. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová

Timetable

Mon 15:00–16:35 A41 stara

Prerequisites

KRBcZk B.A. Final Exam || KRBcA04 Greek Grammar IV
B.C. Final Exam in Classical Greek

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

• Classical Philology (programme FF, M-FI)
• Classical Philology (programme FF, N-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

The seminar will offer an introduction into the language and metrics of the Aeolic lyrics of Sappho and Alkaios. At the end of the course students should be able to read and interpret lyrical poems of Sappho and Alkaios linguistically and philologically and to know the main features of the Aeolic language and the metrics of Sappho and Alkaios.

Syllabus

• After an overview over the most important features of the Aeolic language and the main metres used by Sappho and Alkaios a linguistic and philological interpretation of selected lyrical poems of Sappho and Alkaios will follow. The seminar refers to students of Greek philology and Indo-European linguistics.

Literature

• Der neue Pauly : Enzyklopädie der Antike. Edited by Hubert Cancik - Helmuth Schneider. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1998, xi s. ISBN 3476014754. info
• Sappho and the Greek lyric poets. Edited by William E. McCulloh, Translated by Willis Barnstone, Illustrated by Tz. New York: Schocken Books, 1988, x, 351 s. ISBN 0-8052-0831-3. info

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion, homeworks, group projects, reading, drills

Assessment methods

oral presentations; oral or written exam

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.

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