KRMgr04 Reading Greek prose

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, 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
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 K33
Prerequisites
KRBcZk B.A. Final Exam || KRBcSZk B.A. Final Exam
Advanced orientation in an ancient Greek text.
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 main objective of the course is to understand deeply selected passages of prosaic works (see below the selection of texts) and of the development of the literary genres in question in the classical Greek literature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- translate into Czech and critically interpret selected ancient Greek prosaic texts;
- discuss literary context of the works in question;
- describe literary devices used in these works;
- work independently with foreign-language literature, electronic databases and various sources of information.
Syllabus
  • 1.–4. Oratory: Demosthenes; Libanius.
  • 5.–9. Historiography: Herodotus; Thucydides; Polybius.
  • 10.–11. Novel: Longus.
  • 12.–13. Literary criticism: scholia; Pseudo-Longinus.
Literature
    required literature
  • Textově kritická vydání k jednotlivým autorům (volba konkrétní edice je ponechána na studentovi).
  • Kvalitní filologický komentář k jednotlivým textům (volba konkrétního komentáře je ponechána na studentovi).
    recommended literature
  • A companion to Greek rhetoric. Edited by Ian Worthington. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2007, xvi, 616. ISBN 9781405125512. info
  • MACDOWELL, Douglas M. Demosthenes the orator. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University, 2009, x, 457. ISBN 9780199287192. info
  • A companion to Greek and Roman historiography. Edited by John Marincola. Pbk. ed. 1st pub. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xli, 705. ISBN 9781444339239. info
  • The Cambridge companion to the Greek and Roman novel. Edited by Tim Whitmarsh. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xv, 392. ISBN 9780521684880. info
  • A companion to the ancient novel. Edited by Edmund P. Cueva - Shannon N. Byrne. 1st pub. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, 2014, xiii, 612. ISBN 9781444336023. info
  • Oxford readings in ancient literary criticism. Edited by Andrew Laird. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xii, 491. ISBN 0199258651. info
  • NÜNLIST, René. The ancient critic at work : terms and concepts of literary criticism in Greek scholia. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, x, 447. ISBN 9780521850582. info
Teaching methods
Planned learning activities and teaching methods consist of lectures, reading, translation, commentary on text, discussion and preparatory homework.
Assessment methods
Credits are awarded for the demonstration of student's ability to translate selected text from Greek epic and lyric poetry and provide for a philological commentary. Other essentials are: presence in the class (75%) and a seminary work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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