FF:LJBcA06 Classical Greek Literature II - Course Information

LJBcA06 Classical Greek Literature: Hellenistic and Roman Period

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. Irena Radová, 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

Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.24

Prerequisites

No specific demands; however, completion of the course Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides is recommended.

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

The aim of the course, following after the course Classical Greek Literature: From Homer to Euripides, is to present the comprehensive summary of the further development of the poetic and prosaic literary genres in the ancient Greek literature in the Hellenistic age and partially also in the Classical period (Attic prose) with a short introduction into the Roman period. The lectures include also the ways of preserving evidence of Greek literature and examples of the reception of Greek literature.

Learning outcomes

After the completion of the course the students:
can describe the development of the Greek literature in the periods in question together with the historical context;
can characterize relevant genres of Greek prose and poetry in the periods in question and describe their particularities;
can name the prominent figures of the genres in question and characterize their works;
are also informed about the relevant secondary literature.

Syllabus

• 1.-5. Prose of the Classical Period (historiography: Thucydides; Xenophon; rhetoric and oratory: Demosthenes; Isocrates; Lysias; philosophy);
• 6. Hellenistic period - introduction (Museion);
• 7.-8. Epic poetry of the Hellenistic period (Callimachus of Cyrene; Apollonius Rhodius);
• 9. Didactic poetry of the Hellenistic period (Aratus; Nicander of Colophon);
• 10. Lyric poetry of the Hellenistic period (Theocritus and his followers; epigrams);
• 11. Hellenistic drama;
• 12. Hellenistic prose (historiography; novel);
• 13. The following development of the Greek literature in the Roman period;

Literature

• STIEBITZ, Ferdinand. Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 247 s. info
• The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. General ed. Patricia E. Easterling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. info
• SCHMID, Wilhelm and Otto STÄHLIN. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. München: Beck, 1961. info
• LESKY, A. Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Bern, 1971. info
• CANFORA, Luciano. Storia della letteratura greca. Roma: Laterza, 1994. ISBN 88-421-0205-9. info
• DEL CORNO, D. Letteratura greca. Milano, 1988. info
• BARTOŇKOVÁ, Dagmar. L. Canfora, Dějiny řecké literatury. přeložil kolektiv autorů pod vedením D. Bartoňkové (přeložila cca 300 stran). Praha: Koniasch Latin Press, 2001, 893 pp. info

Teaching methods

Lectures. Homework / reading discussed texts.

Assessment methods

Individual reading during the semester (texts are partially to find in the e-course). Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• LJBcA07 Roman Literature of the Republic: from Livius Andronicus to Cicero

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti novořeckého jazyka zapisují kolokvium.
The course is taught annually.

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