FF:LJBcA08 Roman Literature of the Empire - Course Information
LJBcA08 Roman Literature of the Empire: from Augustan poets to Boethius
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2020
The course is not taught in Spring 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts - Prerequisites
- LJBcA07 Roman Republic Literature
No specific demands; however, completion of the courses History of Classical Literature I, II, III is recomended. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course offers introduction into the Roman Literature from Augustan period to the era of "Decline" according to the standard periodization. At the end of this course, students:
can distinguish individual genres of Roman poetry;
can name and characterize the most important figures and their works of the genres covered during the course;
are informed about the relevant secondary literature. - Syllabus
- 1. Roman Empire and Literature
- 2. Augustan "golden" poets: first generation (Vergilius, Horatius)
- 3. Augustan "golden" poets: second generation (Ovidius, Tibullus, Propertius)
- 4. Prose in the Augustan period: historiography and rhetoric (Livy, Seneca Maior)
- 5. Epic poetry of the Empire
- 6. Seneca's dramatic production
- 7. Scholarly rhetoric: Quintilian and his successors (Tacius, P%liny)
- 8. Historiography in the Nero's time and after (Tacius, Historia Augusta, Ammianus Marcellinus)
- 9. Scholarly literature (commentarii...)
- 10. Roman novel and the satire of society
- 11. Beginnings of Christian literature
- 12. Augustin and Boethius: the first and the last
- 13. Poetry of the late Antiquity
- Literature
- required literature
- BARTOŇKOVÁ, Dagmar. (ed., transl.) Gian Biagio Conte: Dějiny římské literatury (Gian Biagio Conte: History of Roman Literature). 1st ed. Praha: KLP - Koniash Latin Press, 2003, 790 pp. sine. ISBN 80-85917-87-4. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny římské literatury [Stiebitz, 1991]. Brno: Rektorát Masarykovy univerzity, 1991. ISBN 80-210-0267-0. info
- recommended literature
- The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. info
- VON ALBRECHT, H. Lateinische Literatur. 1983. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 247 s. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures 2 hours per week. Homework: reading discussed texts.
- Assessment methods
- Written examination consisting of 4 questions focusing on the basic works of the selected authors of Roman Poetry. Oral colloquium or exam afterwards: proof of the student’s ability to characterize and analyze the particular Roman poetic genre. As a part of the exam also: debate about the ancient works read by student during the semester.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Information on completion of the course: Studenti novořeckého jazyka zapisují kolokvium.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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