LJBcA06 Classical Greek Literature: Hellenistic and Roman Period

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
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. Irena Radová, 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
Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.24
Prerequisites
No specific demands; however, completion of the course Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides is recommended.
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, following after the course Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides, is to present the comprehensive summary of the further development of the poetic and prosaic literary genres in the ancient Greek literature in the Hellenistic age and partially also in the Classical period (Attic prose) with a short introduction into the Roman period. The lectures include also the ways of preserving evidence of Greek literature and examples of the reception of Greek literature.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the students:
can describe the development of the Greek literature in the periods in question together with the historical context;
can characterize relevant genres of Greek prose and poetry in the periods in question and describe their particularities;
can name the prominent figures of the genres in question and characterize their works;
are also informed about the relevant secondary literature.
Syllabus
  • 1.-5. Prose of the Classical Period (historiography: Thucydides; Xenophon; rhetoric and oratory: Demosthenes; Isocrates; Lysias; philosophy);
  • 6. Hellenistic period - introduction (Museion);
  • 7.-8. Epic poetry of the Hellenistic period (Callimachus of Cyrene; Apollonius Rhodius);
  • 9. Didactic poetry of the Hellenistic period (Aratus; Nicander of Colophon);
  • 10. Lyric poetry of the Hellenistic period (Theocritus and his followers; epigrams);
  • 11. Hellenistic drama;
  • 12. Hellenistic prose (historiography; novel);
  • 13. The following development of the Greek literature in the Roman period;
Literature
  • STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 247 s. info
  • The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. info
  • SCHMID, Wilhelm and Otto STÄHLIN. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. München: Beck, 1961. info
  • LESKY, A. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Bern, 1971. info
  • CANFORA, Luciano. Storia della letteratura greca. Roma: Laterza, 1994. ISBN 88-421-0205-9. info
  • DEL CORNO, D. Letteratura greca. Milano, 1988. info
  • BARTOŇKOVÁ, Dagmar. L. Canfora, Dějiny řecké literatury. přeložil kolektiv autorů pod vedením D. Bartoňkové (přeložila cca 300 stran). Praha: Koniasch Latin Press, 2001, 893 pp. info
Teaching methods
Lectures. Homework / reading discussed texts.
Assessment methods
Individual reading during the semester (texts are partially to find in the e-course). Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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