UZLJB04 The Classical Romance

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Daša Bartoňková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Prerequisites
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
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Course objectives
Hardly in any other field of the study of Ancient Literature did in the last decades occur so dramatic re-evaluation in respect to the the generic characteristics as well as chronology as in case of the Ancient novel. Thanks to the discoveries of new papyri, the early Ancient novel was set chronologically not into the Roman but into the Hellenistic period. The former classification of the novel also proved inadequate (ie. Greek novels as idealistic and Roman as realistic-satirical). The aim of the course is to confront the students with the new perspective of the genre. By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the genre, its origins, preservation, the most important novels of Greek and Roman Period as well as of the texts existant as fragments.
Syllabus
  • 1. The origin of the Greek novel in the Hellenistic period.
  • 2. Current state of research of the Greek and Roman novel.
  • 3.-4. Classification of the Ancient novel: erotico-historical romance, historical, philosophical and satirical novel.
  • 5. Relationship between the idealizing novel and the comico-realistic novels.
  • 6. Chronology of the newly discovered papyrus fragments according to G. Cavallo.
  • 7. Antonius Diogenes in the light of Fotios' work and the recent discoveries of papyrus fragments - an attempt for genre typology.
  • 8.-9. The problematic genre classification of the so-called "Chronicles of the Trojan War" by Dares the Phrygian and Dictys of Crete.
  • 10. Petronius' Satyricon - a novel or a Menippean satire?
  • 11. Influence of Greek Menippean satire on Roman literature: Varro, Petronius, Seneca.
  • 12. Did Petronius' satirical novel influence the Greek satirical production represented by recently discovered Iolaos' novel?
Literature
  • Lo Spazio letterario della Grecia antica. Edited by Giuseppe Cambiano - Diego Lanza - Luciano Canfora. Roma: Salerno Editrice, 1994, 783 s., [4. ISBN 88-8402-147-2. info
  • KUCH, Heinrich. Der antike Roman: Untersuchungen zur litterarischen Kommunikation und Gattungsgeschichte. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1989. ISBN 3-05-000578-5. info
  • HOLZBERG, Niklas. Der antike Roman. München - Zürich: Artemis-Verlag, 1986. ISBN 3-7608-1325-9. info
  • HÄGG, Tomas. The Novel in Antiquity. Oxford: Blackwell, 1983. ISBN 0-631-13014-4. info
  • PERRY, B. E. The Ancient Romances: A Literary-Historical Account of their Origins. Berkeley - Los Angeles, 1967. info
  • MERKELBACH, Reinhold. Roman und Mysterium in der Antike. München - Berlin: Beck, 1962. info
  • HELM, Rudolf. Der antike Roman. Berlin: Wiss. Ed.-Gesellschaft, 1948. Handbuch der griech. und lat. Philologie. info
  • LUDVÍKOVSKÝ, J. Řecký román dobrodružný. Praha, 1925. info
  • ROHDE, E. Der griechische Roman und seine Vorläufer. Leipzig, 1914. info
Assessment methods
The course is taught as lectures. Regular attendance and participation in the course. At the end of semester the lecturer decides whether the students write a test or their knowledge is examined by an oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007.
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