RLS207 Individual Reading of Ovid

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Asynchronous teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, 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
Prerequisites
! LJ207 Individual Reading of Ovid
Successful completion of the Latin Proseminar (Ovidius)
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 subject is to prove the skills of understanding original latin poetic text, to translate from Latin into Czech language and to acquire the konwledge of selected passages in individual reading.
Learning outcomes
The students should be able to understand, translate from Latin to Czech and to comment on the passages selected for reading.
Syllabus
  • Reading Ovidius is not a course regularly taught during the semester. Students gain credit for independent reading of selected passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses and lesser works.
  • The reading list for minor:
  • Met. I (72- 162, 253-360); II (833-875); IV (55-166); X (1-77).
  • The reading list for major and completus:
  • Met. I 1–360, 452–567; II 833–875; III 400–510; IV 55–166; VI 146–312; VIII 611–720; X 1–77, 243-297; XV 199-236, 745–776, 871-879;
  • Reading Ovid is a prerequisite for the B.A. State Final Exam. The examination takes place after the 2nd year of the study.
Literature
    required literature
  • OVIDIUS. Proměny. Edited by Ivan Bureš. Vyd. 3, v Nakl. Plot 1. Praha: Plot, 2005, 480 s. ISBN 8086523632. info
    recommended literature
  • OVIDIUS. Proměny. Vyd. 2. Praha: Odeon, 1967, 443 s. URL info
  • OVIDIUS. Metamorphoses. Translated by Frank Justus Miller. London: William Heinemann, 1929, 466 s. info
    not specified
  • OVIDIUS. Metamorphosen : Auswahl mit Überleitungstexten, Wort- und Sacherläuterungen, Arbeitskommentar. Edited by Karl-Heinz Pridik - Karl-Heinz Pridik. 1. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett, 1980, 72 s. ISBN 3126411002. info
  • OVIDIUS. Metamorphoses. Translated by Frank Justus Miller. London: William Heinemann, 1929, 499 s. info
  • OVIDIUS NASO, Publius. Die Metamorphosen des P. Ovidius Naso. Bd. 2, Buch VIII-XV. Edited by Otto Korn - R. Ehwald. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1898. info
Teaching methods
Homework.
Assessment methods
The knowledge of Ovid's work is tested by translating, metric analysis and commenting on selected passages from the reading list. Oral or written examination is possible also during the semester or on dates according to individual e-mail appointment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
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