DSBcB06 The Era of Julio-Claudian Dynasty in the Mirror of Petronius' and Seneca's Work

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nina Jašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Nina Jašková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
! DSBcB006 Reading Petronius and Seneca I
Basic knowledge of Latin grammar is welcome but is not mandatory.
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
The aim of the course is to introduce in detail into selected aspects of cultural life of Rome during the reign of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and to demonstrate, how works of literature were influenced by politics in this period.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the student will be able to
- summarize the basic features of satire;
- compare the features of the Menippean satire with the Roman satire;
- explain the structure of ancient novel;
- interpret the work of Seneca the Younger and Petronius.
Syllabus
  • I) Literature as a reflection of political and cultural events
  • 1) Spectacularity and theatricality in literary works
  • 2) Rhetorics and its loss of political function
  • II) Satire as the main instrument of Roman criticism
  • 1) Satire as a means of literary criticism of the society
  • 2) Parody and irony
  • III) Seneca the Younger and Petronius
  • 1) Seneca a) His life at the imperial court b) His philosophical works and stoicism
  • 2) Petronius a) Was he the author of Satyricon? b) Satyricon and its structure
  • IV) Interpretation of literary works: Apocolocyntosis and Satyricon
  • 1) Cena Trimalchionis 2) Disargees 3) Death and Gladiators 4) Magic 5) Love and homosexuality 6) Shipwreck and the Greek novel 7) The Menippean satire Apocolocyntosis
  • 8) Comparison
Literature
    required literature
  • FUHRMANN, Manfred. Seneca a císař Nero. Translated by Milan Váňa. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 2002, 319 s. ISBN 8086022773. info
  • COFFEY, Michael. Roman satire. London: Methuen, 1976. ISBN 0-06-471251-6. info
    recommended literature
  • ANDREAU, JEAN. 2009. „Freedmen in the Satyrica.“ In PRAG, JONATHAN – REPATH, IAN [EDS.]. Petronius: a Handbook, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
  • COURTNEY, EDWARD. 2001. A Companion to Petronius. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • HOLZBERG, Niklas. Der antike Roman : eine Einführung. 3., überarbeitete Aufl. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2006, 176 s. ISBN 3534187695. info
  • WALSCH, P. G. The Roman Novel. The Satyricon of Petronius and the Metamorphoses of Apuleius. Cambridge, 1970. info
Teaching methods
discussion, lectures, projects
Assessment methods
Requirements for successful completion of the course: a project and interpretation of a part of the work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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