Unit name | Greek Language Level C2 |
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Unit code | CLASM0031 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Lyndsay Coo |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The aim of this unit is to develop and reinforce students skills in the reading of ancient Greek, and to do some work on the comparative practical criticism of classical texts. The texts under study a section of the Odyssey and a late-fifth-century satyr play by Euripides relate the same episode: the encounter of wily Odysseus with the giant Cyclops; but they do so in very different ways. As we read, we shall consider a variety of perspectives from which to view these texts, emphasising especially the need to replace them within their cultural and generic contexts.
On successful completion of this unit students should have:
3 x 1 hour seminars. 30 contact hours; 170 hours independent learning
Mode of assessment for Second, Third years and MAs will be as follows: • 1 essay of 2,500 words (2nd years), 3,000 words (3rd years) or 4,000 words (MAs). Weighted at 50%. • 1 examination of one and a half hours at the end of the relevant Teaching Block, consisting of a passage of 10-12 lines for unseen translation (30% of exam mark) with passage summary, a passage of 10-12 lines for prepared text translation (30% of exam mark), and a passage of 20 lines with specific questions for comment (40% of exam mark). No choice of questions will be offered and no reference texts or dictionaries will be allowed in this exam. Weighted at 50%
To be read in Greek (1000 lines in total):
Students should also read books 2,3 and 10 of Plato’s Republic in English.