| Unit name | Reception: Theories & Approaches |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CLASM0044 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Liveley |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
This unit is taught concurrently with CLASM0040 |
| School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit is designed to familiarize students with a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the reception of ancient culture. This will enable them to situate their reading of secondary works within an intellectual context and will thus facilitate their critical approach to other scholars. It will also enable them to reflect upon, and consciously mobilise their own interpretations of classical reception in their research.
Students will understand a range of theoretical perspectives, and will be able to comment on their inter-relation, the history of their development and their relevance to different areas of the study of antiquity and its reception.
Ten weekly seminars of two hours each.
Learning outcomes will be assessed by one summative essay of 5000 words.
Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts: An Introduction by Thomas Schmitz
