Module Information
Module Identifier
CL10320
Module Title
History of Greek and Roman Ideas
Academic Year
2014/2015
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | 20 Hours. |
Seminars / Tutorials | Weekly one hour seminar |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
Semester Assessment | Continuous Assessment: One x 2000 word essay | 50% |
Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Re-sit Exam | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate a knowledge of significant forms and genres in the literature of classical Greece and Rome;
2. write about a range of set books in an informed and well-argued manner;
3. write about important aspects of classical mythology in an informed and well-argued manner;
4. demonstrate an ability to use and engage with a range of relevant information sources.
Brief description
This module will be of special interest to students of English and Creative Writing but also to others interested in classical drama and mythology. The texts studied include Classical Greek Tragedy, the drama of Seneca, the Novel, Roman satire and Classical Mythology. The emphasis will be on the importance of fate, the role of women as a 'threat' and the major mythological themes of creation, society and death.
A previous knowledge of the Classics is not required.
A previous knowledge of the Classics is not required.
Reading List
Essential ReadingMyth frgments and excerpts Provided in photocopies Primo search Apuleius (trans E J Kenney) (1999) The Golden Ass Penguin Classics Primo search Euripedes (ed James Morwood) (1999) Bacche and Other Plays Oxford World Classics Primo search Seneca (trans E F Watling (1996) Four Tragedies and Octavia Penguin Classics Primo search Sophocles (ed Bernard Knox) Three Theban Plays Prentice Hall Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4