FF:LJBcA07 Classical Literature III - Course Information
LJBcA07 History of the Classical Literature III
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová - Timetable
- Thu 11:40–13:15 A43 stara
- Prerequisites
- LJBcA06 Classical Literature II
No specific demands. - 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
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HI)
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HS)
- Classical Philology (programme FF, B-FI)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Course objectives
- The course offers introduction into the Roman literature. It discusses the Roman literary history since its beginnings to the so-called Period of decline of Roman literature. At completion of the course students know all major genres of the Roman prose and the prominent figures of the genres. They are also informed about the relevant secondary literature.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction into the history of the Roman literature; basic concepts
- 2. Non-pragmatic historiography of the Archaic and Ciceronian Period
- 2. Pragmatic historiography of Ciceronian period
- 3. Livy
- 4. Tacitus
- 5. Historiography of the late Empire
- 6. -7. Roman rhetoric and oratory before Cicero
- 8. Cicero
- 9. Quintilian and his successors
- 10. Roman philosophical prose
- 11.-12. Roman scientifical prose
- 13. Roman novel and Menippean satire
- Literature
- The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. info
- ALBRECHT, Michael von. Geschichte der römischen Literatur von Andronicus bis Boëthius : mit Berücksichtigung ihrer Bedeutung für die Neuzeit. Bd. 1 [Albrecht, 1997]. 2., bearb. Aufl. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1997, xviii, 704. ISBN 3-598-11198-3. info
- 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
- ALBRECHT, Michael von. Meister römischer Prosa : von Cato bis Apuleius : Interpretationen. 3., erg. Aufl. Tübingen: Francke Verlag, 1995, 259 s. ISBN 3-8252-1844-9. info
- VON ALBRECHT, H. Lateinische Literatur. 1983. info
- FEDELI, Paolo. Letteratura latina: civilta letteraria e vita sociale in Roma antica. Napoli: Il tripode, 1993, 491 pp. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny římské literatury [Stiebitz, 1991]. Brno: Rektorát Masarykovy univerzity, 1991. ISBN 80-210-0267-0. info
- STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 247 s. info
- Assessment methods
- Lectures. The topics of the test/discussion will be specified at the last lecture session.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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