LJBcA08 History of the Classical Literature IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 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
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 A.210
Prerequisites
No specific demands; however, completion of the courses History of Classical Literature I, II, III is recomended.
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
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
    not specified
  • FEDELI, Paolo. Letteratura latina: civilta letteraria e vita sociale in Roma antica. Napoli: Il tripode, 1993, 491 pp. info
  • DEL CORNO, D. Letteratura greca. Milano, 1988. 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 also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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