DSBcB009 The Era of Julio-Claudian Dynasty in the Mirror of Petronius' and Seneca's Work II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nina Jašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 9:10–10:45 M22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand the political and cultural development in the era of Julio-Claudian dynasty; explain political influence in literary works; interpret the work of Seneca and Petronius.
Syllabus
  • I) Satire as the main instrument of Roman criticism 1)Satire as a means of literary criticism of the society 2) Parody and irony II) Petronius 1) Was he the author of Satyricon? 2) Satyricon and its structure 3) Cena Trimalchionis 4) Cena Trimalchionis 5) Death and Gladiators 6) Gods and Ocultism 7) Love and homosexuality 8) Ship-wreck and Greek Romance III) Seneca 1) His life at the imperial court 2) His philosophical works and stoicism 3) The Menippean satire Apocolocyntosis 4) Interpretation of Apocolocyntosis
Literature
  • EDWARDS, CATHARINE. 2007. Death in Ancient Rome. New Haven London: Yale University Press.
  • RUDICH, VASILY. 1997. Dissidence and Literature under Nero. The price of rhetoricization. New York: Routledge.
Teaching methods
discussion, lectures, projects
Assessment methods
Requirements for successful completion of the course: a presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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