LJMgrC05 Reading Lucretius

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Prerequisites
LJSoZK First State Exam in Latin || LJBcZk B. A. State Exam
B. A. State Exam in Latin Language and Literature
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
T. Lucretius Carus is a representative of the Cicero's time's poetry, follower and popularizer of the Epikuros' philosophy, which he introduces to Romans in his philosophical epos "De rerum natura". Together with Cicero he is the main source of the Latin philosophical language.
Syllabus
  • Texts: Lucretius I, 1-148; II, 1-66; III, 1-93; 830-869; V, 925-1027; VI, 1138-1286.
Literature
  • LUCRETIUS CARUS, Titus. La natura. Edited by Francesco Giaconti. Nuova trad. [Milano]: Garzanti, 1994, lxxvi, 573. ISBN 88-11-36522-8. info
  • LUCRETIUS CARUS, Titus. De la nature. Edited by Alfred Ernout. Paris: Les Belles lettres, 1985, 289 s. ISBN 2-07-070802-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Samostatná domácí četba, kolokvium ověří schopnost text správně přečíst, přeložit a elementárně komentovat. Daktylský hexametr.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.
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