FF:KR012 Classical Greek Literature II - Course Information
KR012 Classical Greek Literature: Attic Prose and Hellenistic Period
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.52
- Prerequisites
- No specific demands; however, completion of the course Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides is recommended.
- 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
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course, following after the course Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides, is to present the comprehensive summary of the further development of the poetic and prosaic literary genres in the ancient Greek literature in the Hellenistic age and partially also in the Classical period (Attic prose) with a short introduction into the Roman period. The lectures include also the ways of preserving evidence of Greek literature and examples of the reception of Greek literature.
- Learning outcomes
- After the completion of the course the students:
- can describe the development of the Greek literature in the periods in question together with the historical context;
- can characterize relevant genres of Greek prose and poetry in the periods in question and describe their particularities;
- can name the prominent figures of the genres in question and characterize their works;
- are also informed about the relevant secondary literature. - Syllabus
- 1.-5. Prose of the Classical Period (historiography: Thucydides; Xenophon; rhetoric and oratory: Demosthenes; Isocrates; Lysias; philosophy).
- 6. Hellenistic period – introduction (Museion).
- 7.-8. Epic poetry of the Hellenistic period (Callimachus of Cyrene; Apollonius Rhodius).
- 9. Didactic poetry of the Hellenistic period (Aratus; Nicander of Colophon).
- 10. Lyric poetry of the Hellenistic period (Theocritus and his followers; epigrams).
- 11. Hellenistic drama.
- 12. Hellenistic prose (historiography; novel).
- 13. The following development of the Greek literature in the Roman period.
- Literature
- required literature
- APOLLÓNIOS RHODSKÝ. Argonautika. Online. Edited by Magdalena Moravová, Translated by Josef Jaroš. Vyd. 2. Praha: Argo, 2013. 319 s. ISBN 9788025707395. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- Písně pastvin a lesů. Online. Translated by Rudolf Mertlík. 1. vyd. v tomto souboru. Praha: Svoboda, 1977. 440 s. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
- MENANDROS. Komedie pro všední den. Online. Translated by Karel Hubka - Eva Stehlíková. Vydání první. Praha: Svoboda, 1983. 409 stran. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- Obrázky z řeckého života. Online. Translated by Rudolf Mertlík - Ferdinand Stiebitz - Radislav Hošek. Praha: Svoboda, 1983. 458 s. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
- POLYBIOS. Dějiny.. Online. Translated by Pavel Oliva. Vydání první. Praha: Arista, 2011. 415 stran. ISBN 9788073401252. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- LÚKIANOS. Šlehy a úsměvy. Online. Translated by Ladislav Varcl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1969. 312 s. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
- LONGOS. Dafnis a Chloé (Obsaž.) : Láska a dobrodružství. Online info
- recommended literature
- BARTOŇKOVÁ, Dagmar. L. Canfora, Dějiny řecké literatury. Online. přeložil kolektiv autorů pod vedením D. Bartoňkové (přeložila cca 300 stran). Praha: Koniasch Latin Press, 2001. 893 pp. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. Online. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- SCHMID, Wilhelm and Otto STÄHLIN. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Online. München: Beck, 1961, [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- LESKY, A. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Online. Bern, 1971, [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- CANFORA, Luciano. Storia della letteratura greca. Online. Roma: Laterza, 1994. ISBN 88-421-0205-9. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- DEL CORNO, D. Letteratura greca. Online. Milano, 1988, [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- not specified
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967. 247 s. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures. Homework: reading discussed texts. E-learning.
- Assessment methods
- Individual reading during the semester (texts are partially to find in the e-course). Oral exam.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- MED05 Overview of Classical Greek Literature
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- MED05 Overview of Classical Greek Literature
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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