FF:LJBcA08 Classical Literature IV - Course Information
LJBcA08 History of the Classical Literature IV
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 14:10–15:45 zrusena M13
- Prerequisites
- No specific demands; however, completion of the courses History of Classical Literature I, II, III is recomended.
- 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
- there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course offers introduction into the Roman Poetry from its beginnings to the era of "Decline" according to the standard periodization. At the end of this course, students:
can distinguish individual genres of Roman poetry;
can name and characterize the most important figures and their works of the genres covered during the course;
are informed about the relevant secondary literature. - Syllabus
- 1. Ancient fable
- 2. Epic poetry of the Archaic and Ciceronian Period
- 3. Virgil
- 4. Epic poetry of the late Empire
- 5. Neoteric school of Roman poetry and its predecessors
- 6. Roman erotic elegy
- 7. Horace
- 8. Drama of the Archaic and Ciceronian Period
- 9. Seneca's dramatic production
- 10. Roman bucolic poetry
- 11. Roman satire
- 12. Poetry of the late Antiquity
- Literature
- required literature
- BARTOŇKOVÁ, Dagmar. (ed., transl.) Gian Biagio Conte: Dějiny římské literatury (Gian Biagio Conte: History of Roman Literature). 1st ed. Praha: KLP - Koniash Latin Press, 2003, 790 pp. sine. ISBN 80-85917-87-4. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny římské literatury [Stiebitz, 1991]. Brno: Rektorát Masarykovy univerzity, 1991. ISBN 80-210-0267-0. info
- recommended literature
- The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. info
- VON ALBRECHT, H. Lateinische Literatur. 1983. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 247 s. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures 2 hours per week. Homework: reading discussed texts.
- Assessment methods
- Written examination consisting of 4 questions focusing on the basic works of the selected authors of Roman Poetry. Oral colloquium or exam afterwards: proof of the student’s ability to characterize and analyze the particular Roman poetic genre. As a part of the exam also: debate about the ancient works read by student during the semester.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti novořeckého jazyka zapisují kolokvium.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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