LJMgrB48 Reading of Cicero's Philippics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, 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
Prerequisites
NOW( MED50 Intensive Course )
Excellent knowledge of normative Latin grammar. A knowledge of political history of the end of the Roman Republic is an advantage.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with a series of Cicero's orations written at the end of his life, that are nowadays read not very often, even though in them his eloquence is said to have culminated.
At the end of the course students should obtain very good knowledge of historical background of the speeches, they should be able to discern, understand and interpret Cicero's rhetorical strategies in the context of political events.
Syllabus
  • Historical background of the Philippics.
  • Cicero's distortion of reality.
  • The image of an adversary drawn by Cicero in Philippics and other orations (M. Antonius, P. Clodius Pulcher)
  • Cicero and Octavianus.
  • Cicero and Caesar.
  • Cicero's self-presentation.
  • Style variations in individual Philippics.
Literature
  • CICERO, Marcus Tullius. M. Tulli Ciceronis scripta quae manserunt omnia. Edited by M. Pohlenz. Ed. stereotypa eds. prioris. Stutgardiae: B.G. Teubneri, 1982, xxiv, s. ISBN 3519012200. info
Teaching methods
Reading and interpretation of selected parts of Cicero's Orations against Mark Antony (In M. Antonium Orationes Philippicae XIV), comparing with his other judicial and political speeches, or with the correspondence. Particular attention will be paid to the Second Philippic. Discussion.
Assessment methods
Translation and analysis of a selected part of the Philippics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Výuka probíhá na sostředění.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen studentům magisterského cyklu.
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