RLS032 Individual Reading of Plato: Phaedo

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Asynchronous teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to check whether students themselves are able to understand classical Latin text, namely Phaedo by Plato.
Learning outcomes
The students should be able to understand, translate and comment on the work Phaedo by Plato from the point of view of language characteristics and historical context.
Syllabus
  • Reading and translation of PLato's Phaedo.
  • Use of dictionaries, commentaries and grammar books.
  • Syntactic analysis of the text.
  • Historical background of the work.
Literature
    required literature
  • CANFORA, Luciano. Dějiny řecké literatury. Translated by Dagmar Bartoňková. 2., revidované a doplněné. Praha: KLP, 2004, 902 stran. ISBN 8086791106. info
  • PLATÓN. Phaedo. Edited by C. J. Rowe. Repr. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2001, xi, 301. ISBN 0521307961. info
  • PLATÓN. Faidón. 3. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1994, 104 s. ISBN 80-85241-36-6. info
Teaching methods
This course is not regularly taught during the semester. Individual reading, use of dictionaries and other tools, and, if necessary, consultation with the teacher.
Assessment methods
The knowledge of Plato's work is tested by translating selected passages into Czech and commenting on their linguistic features and historical and social context. The examination is oral, students have time for preparing the translation. The examination takes place during the examination period as well as during the semester (in the latter case, it is necessary to make an appointment personally or by e-mail).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
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