Classics - Honours Level - 2015/6 - August 2015 Page 7.1 School of Classics General degree students wishing to enter 3000-level modules and non-graduating students wishing to enter 3000-level or 4000-level modules must consult with the relevant Honours Adviser within the School to confirm they are properly qualified to enter the module. Ancient History & Archaeology (AA) modules AA3020 Principles and Techniques in Archaeology (was AN3020) SCOTCAT Credits: 30 SCQF Level 9 Semester: 1 Academic year: 2015/6 & 2016/7 Availability restrictions: Available only to students in Honours Ancient History and Archaeology or Honours Mediaeval History and Archaeology Planned timetable: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Thu This module, which draws on archaeological material from around the world, is divided into two sections. The first is a series of seminars and lectures on the central practical concerns of archaeology: the way in which the type of excavation affects the resulting evidence; methods of studying sites and artefacts; how to publish archaeological material, and the importance of conservation. This will give a general grounding to enable students to understand archaeological reports, and to apply this understanding to other parts of the Honours degree. The second part will address the important contribution of theoretical archaeology to the discipline, while also elucidating the practical applications and relevance of theory. Programme module type: Compulsory for Ancient History and Archaeology, Mediaeval History and Archaeology Pre-requisite(s): 2 of AN2002, AN2003, CL2003, CL2004 - with passes at grade 11 or better in both. OR ME2003 - with a pass at grade 11 or better and 1 of AN2003 or HI2001 or MH2002 or MO2008 Anti-requisite(s): AN3020 Learning and teaching methods and delivery: Weekly contact: 2 hours of lectures and seminars, and 1 coursework consultation hour. Scheduled learning: 33 hours Guided independent study: 267 hours Assessment pattern: As defined by QAA: Written Examinations = 0%, Practical Examinations = 0%, Coursework = 100% As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100% Re-Assessment pattern: New coursework of equivalent weight to a 3-hour Honours exam (2 essays or one long essay) Module Co-ordinator: Dr R J Sweetman Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Team taught
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Thismodule,whichdrawsonarchaeologicalmaterial fromaroundtheworld, isdivided into twosections.The first is a series of seminars and lectureson the central practical concernsof archaeology: theway inwhichthetypeofexcavationaffectstheresultingevidence;methodsofstudyingsitesandartefacts;howtopublisharchaeologicalmaterial, and the importanceof conservation.Thiswill giveageneral grounding toenablestudentstounderstandarchaeologicalreports,andtoapplythisunderstandingtootherpartsoftheHonoursdegree.Thesecondpartwilladdresstheimportantcontributionoftheoreticalarchaeologytothediscipline,whilealsoelucidatingthepracticalapplicationsandrelevanceoftheory.
Theevolutionofcitiesplaysakeyrole inourunderstandingof the lateantiqueperiod.No longerseenasdestined todecline, urban settlements underwent important transformations during this period, in termsboth of their physical fabric and outlook and their political and cultural definition. These changes aredocumented throughavarietyofarchaeological,epigraphic,andwrittensources.Thismodulewilldiscusstheseissues,providinganoverviewofcurrentscholarlydebatesinthearea.
Thismoduleexamines thehistoryandarchaeologyof thecityofRome from itsearliestbeginnings to thefifth century CE. Several themes are pursued, in particular the view of Rome as a centre of power andpatronage, the capitalofempireand residenceof kingsandemperors.Rome’sphysicaldevelopment, theproblems of feeding and administering such an immense ancient city, the architectural and artisticimplicationsofrulers’aspirations,andtheurbanreligionsareallexplored.
This module will present material for the history and archaeology of the Roman army from the EarlyRepublic through to the Late Empire. Students will study a series of themes, including institutionaldevelopment, expansion and defence of the Roman empire, the army and political culture, the army inbattle, soldierswithin Roman society, the archaeology of self-identity, and the Romanmilitary economy.Source material will include historical and epigraphic texts, archaeological sites and finds, and Romaniconography. The Roman army was the first truly ‘professional’ standing army in European history. Itpermeated Roman economy and society, and has subsequently fascinated historians, soldiers, politicalscientistsandartistsuptothepresent.
ThismoduleexaminesthearchaeologyofMinoanCrete fromitsbeginningstothecrisisat theendof theLateMinoanIBperiodandriseoftheMyceneans(around3000-1000BCE).Theapproachtothestudyofthisprehistoric culturewill be througha rangeof resources,primarily their artefacts andarchitecture suchasfrescos, pottery and religious paraphernalia as well as palatial structures, villas and tombs. Differentmethodologies will be called upon to reveal aspects of Minoan society such as the organisation of theMinoan states and palaces, religion and art, trade and administration and relations between Crete andneighbouringregionssuchasMainlandGreeceandtheCyclades.KeysitesincludeKnossos,Phaestos,Mallia,Gournia,Myrtos,Armeni,MycenaeandThera.
Islandsarecommonlydismissedasisolatedfromthecurrentsofhistory,buttheyoftenhavepivotalrolesinsocialandeconomicnetworksthatcontradictthisimageofinsularity.Thismoduletakesaninnovativelookat the archaeologyof islandswith a focuson theCyclades in theGreekBronzeAge,Classical andRomanperiods. We will examine issues concerning the fluctuating status of islands, their changing levels ofconnectivity and isolation, and of course the merits of network analysis as an approach. Through thearchaeologyandhistorywewill lookatmajorformsofcontactsuchastrade,tourismandexileto islands,andtopicssuchaspiracyandevidencefromshipwrecks,andwewillfocusonsomekeysitessuchasAkrotiri,MelosandDelos.
AN4106PersiaandtheGreeksSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amThuThismodulelooksindetailatthehistoryoftheAchaemenidPersianempire,aloomingpresenceinGreekhistory,fromitsbeginningsunderCyrustheGreatinthemid-sixthcenturyuntiltheconquestsofAlexandertheGreat.UsewillbemadeofallavailablesourcesofevidenceincludingPersianart,architectureandroyal inscriptions,butaparticularfocuswillbeplacedonthedifficultiesinusingGreekliteraryevidenceinthereconstructionofPersianhistory. Themodulewill focus on a number of key episodes: including Cambyses’ conquest of Egypt, Darius’accession, thePersianwars,andAlexander’s conquests,butwill also lookat themes including the royal court,imperialideology,theroleofwomen,andtheresponsetoempireofPersia’ssubjectpeoples.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and
AN4110TheCultureofRomanImperialismSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Whatimperialpowersthinktheyaredoingandwhattheyclaimtodoareissuesthatdeservejustasmuchscrutiny as their conduct in practice. Thismodule explores how the Roman elite conceived their imperialproject - how they explained and justified Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean world and how theythought Roman power should be used. It also asks how literary and visual culture were complicit inlegitimisingandpromotingtheimperialproject.Keytopicsincludecosmocracy,peaceandpacification,thecivilisingmission,ethnographyandtheideaofthebarbarian.Discussionwillproceedthroughcloseanalysisofawiderangeoftextsandimages.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and
AN4136AlexandertheGreatSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amFri.AlexandertheGreat'slifeandcareerhaveexercisedanenormousinfluence-bothonthesubsequenthistoryoftheHellenisticandRomanworlds,andonthelaterimaginationofartistsandwriters.Thismodulewillaskhowmuchwe can really knowofAlexander's aims and career, throughdetailed examinationbothof thesources for his life and their literary andhistoriographicalmodels. Topicswill include: theorigins of rulercult,Alexander'svisionoftheworld,hisrelationshipwithhisarmy,hisallegedattempttofuseeastandwestandother'lastplans'.Themodulewilllook,finally,atsomeofthemodernrepresentationsofAlexander-inscholarship,filmandliterature.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and
AN4152AncientEmpiresSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmThuThis module offers the opportunity for comparative study of the imperial powers of the ancientMediterranean and Near East. To ensure a manageable workload, it will focus on four case studies, forexample theAchaemenid, Seleukid, Roman and Sasanian empires. Thiswill nevertheless be a challengingcourse,introducingstudentstomuchunfamiliarmaterial,andwillrequirewideanddisciplinedreading.Thefirst half of the coursewill introduce students to the four imperial systems in turn. The second half willengageincomparativeanalysisofkeyaspectsofimperialpractice,includingmodesofcontrol,relationswithlocalelitesandtheextractionofsurplus.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and
ThelateantiqueperiodwasmarkedbydramaticdevelopmentsinthereligioushistoryoftheMediterranean,suchasthedeclineofpagancults,theriseandestablishmentofChristianity,andthespreadofIslam.Thismodule will approach these developments from the perspective of local communities, asking how theyrespondedtoandhelpedtoshapethesewiderprocesses,consideringreligiouschange in itspropersocialand cultural context. Issues such as the definition of religious identities, the construction of religiousauthority, and the role played by religion in urban life will be considered in a comparative perspective,throughtheanalysisofspecificcasesfromaroundtheMediterranean.
Herodotus was known, even in antiquity, as both the 'father of history' and the 'father of lies', but hisreputation has undergone serious re-evaluation in recent years. This module will examine all aspects ofHerodotus’work,anditsvalueashistoricalevidence,whileatthesametimeseekingtolocatetheHistoriesintheir latefifth-century intellectualcontext.Topicswill includehis ideasofcausation,useofsources,therepresentationof foreign landsandpeoples, religiousbeliefs,geographicalunderstanding,andhis implicitcritiqueofAthenianimperialism.
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 2.00-m-4.00pmTueThismoduleexaminesmagicandrelatedphenomenaintheGreco-Romanworld.Attentionwillbepaidbothtothefascinationwithmagicinliteratureandtomagicalbeliefsandpracticesinreallife,notjustpracticesto which the ancient writers themselves apply the word 'magic' or similar terms, but also features ofconventional religion, public and private, that somemodern scholars have regarded asmagical. This willrequire examination of the problems of defining magic, sorcery, witchcraft, and the like, and ofdistinguishing them from religion. Students will study - in English translation - both literary texts (fromHomertoApuleiusandbeyond)anddocumentaryandarchaeologicalevidence(includingmagicalpapyriandcursetablets).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesor
CL4420Fame,TraditionandNarrative:Homer'slliadSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.This module will give students the opportunity to study Homer's celebrated martial epic, the Iliad, intranslation and in detail. It will consider the relevant social and cultural-historical questions which arepromptedbythistaleofheroicsavageryandsuffering:whymightarchaicGreekshaveneededanepiclikethis?Why is theHomeric conceptionof theheroic so fraughtwith conflict and soobsessedwithhonour,memory and power? Themodule will also analyse and interpret the epic's rich poetic texture and 'oral-derived' style (formulae, similes, type-scenes…); it will explore the character of its heroes and theirrelationshipwithdivinity.ForallitsdepictionsofbattleandslaughtertheIliadisapoemaboutlanguageasmuchasactionandparticipantswillconsiderthecomplexrhetoricofheroeswhofightwithwordsaswellasswords.Finally,themodulewillaskhowandwhyfamousartistsandpoetsofthemodernerahavereturnedtotheIliad'sideasandimagery.Programmemoduletype: OptionalmoduleforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudies
CL4433ReligionsoftheGreeksSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.ThismodulewillexaminetherangeofreligiouspracticeandexperienceinGreeceprimarilybetweenca500andca300BCE.Thecivicandpoliticalrolesofreligionwillbeconsidered,fromlocalheroestopanhellenicfestivals,aswilltheroleofreligioninthehomeandinthelife-cycleoftheindividual.Divinationandhealing-cultswill alsobediscussed.Attentionwill bepaid throughout toquestionsofmethodand interpretation,with regard both to the handling of ancient evidence and to the relative merits and demerits of thecompetingmodernapproaches.TheoverallaimistoattempttounderstandakeyelementofancientGreekmentality.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesor
CL4437ModernClassics:ClassicsintheNineteenthandTwentiethCenturiesSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amTue“ButwhatisClassicsfor?”ThisisaquestionthatmoststudentsoftheGreekandRomanworldshavesurelyhadtofaceatsomepoint intheircareers.Thismodulesetsouttoanswerthatquestion intermsofwhatpurposestheGreeksandRomanshavebeenmadetoserve in themodernworld, fromapproximately themid-nineteenthcenturytothepresentday.TopicsforconsiderationincludetheroleofClassicaleducationinconstructingsocialstatus;whyitusedtobeunacceptabletomentionanthropologyinclassicalstudies;whatmuseumsdototheirvisitorsapartfromshowingthemartefactsinglasscases;whyandinwhatformGreektragedy keeps coming back to the stage; the ideological baggage of blockbuster films set in Greece andRome;andwhattothinkaboutAchillesaftertwoWorldWars.Ifthismoduledoesn’tansweryourquestionsabout the point of studying theGreeks and Romans, it should at least give you somenewways to thinkaboutit.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesor
CL4438AnimalsinGreco-RomanAntiquitySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmTueFromhorses and dogs to crocodiles and rhinoceroses, and fromoxen and ferrets to unicorns and giantants,thismoduleexamineshumanrelationshipswithanimalsinancientGreeceandRome.Animalshaveplayedessentialrolesinhumansocietiesforallofrecordedhistory,andtodayformalivinglinkwiththeclassicalpast.Usingliterary,artisticandarchaeologicalevidencethemodulewilltracethesignificanceofanimals in classical life,as sourcesof food, labour, companionshipandentertainment,andasobjectsofritual,scientificexperimentandconspicuousconsumption.Studentswillexaminetheconceptualisationofthe animal (as 'wild', as 'pet', or as 'exotic', for instance), and will consider the philosophical debatessurroundinganimalsinantiquityandtheirsymbolicmeaningsinancientsocieties.Programmemoduletype:
This module considers Roman praise-giving in a variety of contexts - educational, familial, legal, social,religious, political - over a large timescale (from the late Republic to the fifth century). The module isdesignedbothtoplotchangesinRomanpraise-cultureovertimeandtoidentifythekeyfunctionsofpraisein Roman society, from infancy to death. A regular comparandumwill beGreek praise, via/againstwhichRomanpraisecontributedtoasenseofRomanculturalidentity.Manyprimarytextsintranslation,inverseandproseandacrossseveralgenres,willberead.
Thismodulewill explore theethical thoughtof theHellenisticperiod, a keyphase in thedevelopmentofGraeco-Romanculture.Weshallexaminesomeofthemostsophisticatedandinfluentialmoraltheoriesofantiquity, principally thoseof the Epicureans, Stoics and sceptics. The core textwill beCicero'sOnMoralEnds.Themodulewillincludethefollowingtopics:thenatureandvalueofpleasure;friendshipandsociety;thefearofdeath;virtueandvice;happiness;humandevelopment;moralpsychology;lifewithoutbeliefs.AllprimarytextswillbeavailableinEnglishtranslation.
CL4503PlatoonLove,VIrtueandtheSymposiumSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.SomeofPlato'smostpowerfulwritingconcernslove(eros)anditscontributiontothegoodhumanlife.IntheSymposiumandPhaedrusPlatoexplorestherelationshipbetween interpersonal love,virtueandthevarious formsof creativity, including above all philosophy. But he also uses these dialogues to examineprevious writing about love, particularly in poetry, and the Greek symposium as an environment forreflectionsonlove.InthemodulewewillstudyboththeSymposiumandthePhaedrus,beforeturningtoPlato’s final reflections on virtue and the symposium in his Laws. All texts will be provided in Englishtranslation.Programmemoduletype:
ThismoduletakesabroadapproachtothestudyofGreecefromtheClassicaltoEarlyChristianperiods.Withinahistoricalframeworkitaimstoillustratehowreligiousarchitecture(temples,sanctuaries,basilicasandmonasteries)canbeusedtostudykeychangesinGreeksocietyandpolitics.Themodulewillexaminereligious architecture and interior decoration and then apply an architectural study of its function todiscovermore about the nature of the liturgy and the people involved in it. Using historical sources incombinationwith the study of particular sites such as Athens, Delphi, Corinth and Sparta the followingthemes will be a focus: architecture as propaganda, effects of Hellenic expansion, Romanisation andChristianisation.
Greek Painted Pottery offers students the chance to study the ceramic art of Greece, and to examinemodern interpretations of thismaterial. The first four seminars provide a survey of themajor styles ofpainted pottery in Greece, primarily in Athens, and their development fromGeometric to the late red-figureperiod(750-300BCE).ThisincludesthehistoryofthescholarshipofGreekpotter,andstudyofthemain themes depicted in the iconography. In the second part of the module student apply this basicknowledge to explore the differing modern approaches to pottery (art historical, archaeological,structuralist),andthedebatesbetweentheirpractitioners.Casestudiesofparticularthemesareusedtodemonstratetheassumptionsthatunderliescholars'useoftheevidenceofpottery,andtosuggestwaysinwhichtheimagesandtheircontextcanusefullycommentonGreeksociety.
This module is designed to complement ID4002 ‘Communication and Teaching in Arts & Humanities’, aplacementmoduleinwhichstudentsgainsubstantialexperienceofaworkingeducationalenvironment,andof communicating aspects of the Greek and Roman world to school pupils. This module provides theopportunityforstudentstocarryoutanextendedpieceofworkonatopicrelatedtotheirworkinID4002.For example, the topic could have a pedagogical focus, exploring the place of Classics in education, or itcouldbeamoredetailedexplorationofasubjectrelatedtothestudent’sspecialtopicinID4002.
ThismoduleisforincomingExchangeandnon-graduatingstudentswhospendallorpartoftheirtimeinStAndrewsworkingondissertationswhichtheywillsubmitintheirhomeuniversity.Suchstudentswillreceivesupervision during their time in St Andrews andmay be required to submit samples ofwrittenwork forinformalassessment,butthereisnoformalassessmentinStAndrews.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
ThismoduleisforincomingExchangeandnon-graduatingstudentswhospendallorpartoftheirtimeinStAndrewsworkingondissertationswhichtheywillsubmitintheirhomeuniversity.Suchstudentswillreceivesupervision during their time in St Andrews andmay be required to submit samples ofwrittenwork forinformalassessment,butthereisnoformalassessmentinStAndrews.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Thismodule isavailableonly tostudentswhotake itwhilestudyingatanotheruniversityonanapprovedexchangeprogramme.Itprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.Thedissertationmayrelatetoany aspect of the classicalworld, but the topicmust be approved by theDissertations Co-ordinator. Thedissertation will either be completed within one semester or spread over two semesters. Themaximumlengthis20,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).
This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out a sustained piece of work on a topicessentiallyof theirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberof staff.Thedissertationmay relate toanyaspectof theclassicalworld, includingancienthistory,and/orancientarchaeology,but the topicmustbeapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).
Thedissertationmustconsistofnotmorethan10,000wordsofEnglishproseonatopicagreedbetweenthestudentand twoappropriatemembersof staff (whoactas supervisors).The topicdoesnothave torelatetoworkcoveredinpreviousHonoursmodules,thoughitmaybehelpfultothestudentifitbuildsonpreviouswork. The topic and rangeof sources shouldbe chosen in consultationwith the supervisors inordertodeterminethatthestudenthasaccesstosourcesaswellasaclearplanofpreparation.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Thedissertationmustconsistofnotmorethan20,000wordsofEnglishproseonatopicagreedbetweenthestudentand twoappropriatemembersof staff (whoactas supervisors).The topicdoesnothave torelatetoworkcoveredinpreviousHonoursmodules,thoughitmaybehelpfultothestudentifitbuildsonpreviouswork. The topic and rangeof sources shouldbe chosen in consultationwith the supervisors inordertodeterminethatthestudenthasaccesstosourcesaswellasaclearplanofpreparation.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00am4daysaweek(Tue-Fri)Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenLatininbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunGreekintheirsecondyearwithGK1001andGK1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsor jointHonoursGreek in theirthirdyear.Itconsistsof4000-levelanalysisandessayworktogetherwithconsolidationofthestudent'spriorknowledgeoftheGreeklanguage,practiceintranslationskills,andtrainingintechniquesofliteraryanalysis.ThemodulewillconcentrateonthestudyofselectedgenresofGreekpoetryandproseandaimstofosteran awareness of the interrelationships between later and earlier periods of Greek literature, such asHomeric epic and the Greek literature of the Roman empire. For details of each year’s prescribed texts,consultthemodulebookletand/ortheSchoolofClassicsHonoursbooklet.Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursGreekDegree
GK3022GreekforHonoursClassics2:SpecialOptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00am3daysaweek(Tue-Fri)Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenLatininbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunGreekintheirsecondyearwithGK1001andGK1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsor jointHonoursGreek in theirthirdyear.Itconsistsof4000-levelanalysisandessayworktogetherwithconsolidationofthestudent'spriorknowledgeoftheGreeklanguage,practiceintranslationskills,andtrainingintechniquesofliteraryanalysis.ThemodulewillconcentrateonthestudyofselectedgenresofGreekpoetryandproseandaimstofosteran awareness of the ways in which different genres and authors can share and manipulate language,strategy and themes. For details of each year’s prescribed texts, consult themodule booklet and/or theSchoolofClassicsHonoursbooklet.Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursGreekDegree
ThismodulewilldealwiththedifferentwaysinwhichstudentsmaymakeuseoftheirknowledgeofGreekinorder to produce both translations from English texts into grammatically correct Greek and also freecompositionsdirectlyinGreek.ThiswillinvolveamoreactiveprocessoflanguagelearningthanisrequiredfortranslationfromGreekintoEnglish,thoughitwillalsohavebenefitsforthereadingoforiginaltexts.ThecontentofthemodulewilldealwithallsyntacticalaspectsoftheGreeklanguagethatneedspecialstudyforeffectivetranslationintoGreek:particles,participles,thetreatmentofabstractnouns,equivalencebetweenEnglishandGreekidioms,etc.
This module increases the student's familiarity with Greek tragedy. Plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles andEuripidesareprescribed fordetailed study, and students learn toaddressquestionsof content, contextandstaginginpreparedtexts,totranslatepassagesfromunpreparedtexts,andtoaddresswiderdramaticandgenericissues.
Thismodule gives students the opportunity to translate and perform detailed critical analysis of Greekprosetextsoftheclassicalperiodwhichareconcernedwiththenature,developmentandrepresentationof rhetoric and sophistry. It also requires students to address broader questions concerning Athenianculture'ssocial,moralandpoliticalresponsetothedevelopmentofan'art'ofpersuasion.
GK4109GreekLiteratureintheRomanEmpireSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 11.00am112.00noonWedandFriThefirst tothirdcenturiesCEwereoneof themost fertileperiodsofGreek literaryproduction (andhavebeen an exciting growth area of recent scholarship). This module samples a range of genres, payingparticular attention to detailed appreciation of specific works: the speeches and dialogues of thecontroversialandcolourfulorator/philosopherDioChrysostom;the irreverentsatiricalandcomicalwritingofLucian;andtheworksofPhilostratus,whooffersussuchavividportraitofhisowncontemporaryculturethrough his biographical writing. It also addresses a range of broader questions: how far are these textsinfluencedbytheirsocialandpoliticalcontext,especiallybythecontinuingRomanruleovertheGreekeast?What relation do they have with classical literary traditions which they draw on and transform in suchoriginalways? Themodulewill combine thematic discussionwith detailedwork on set texts and relatedunseenpassages.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but
GK4110ImaginingtheSymposiumSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Thismodulewillexplore thesymposium,akeycultural institutionof theancientGreekworld, through itsrepresentation and dramatisation in both poetry and prose. The texts studied, whichwere produced forperformance at symposia and/or designed to evoke the mentality and preoccupations (alcoholic, erotic,political, religious, and cultural) associatedwith sympotic gatherings,will range from the lyric andelegiacpoetryofthearchaicperiod,viathetwoSocraticSymposiaofPlatoandXenophoninthefourthcentury,tothe continued thematisation of the symposium in Hellenistic epigrams. Themodulewill alsomake somesupplementaryuseofpictorialevidenceforthehistoryofthesymposium,payingcomparativeattentiontotherolesofpoeticandvisualmaterialwithinsymposiacculture.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but
ExploringGreekidentitythroughrepresentationofnon-GreekswasaprominentfeatureofGreekliteratureandcultureacrossmanycenturies.Thismoduleexaminesthatthemeinarangeofauthorsandperiods. Itlooks first at archaic epic, especially Homer's Odyssey. The central part of the course then focuses onclassicalAthens, especially Euripides andAristophanes, aswell as a selectionof extracts fromprose texts(Herodotus is an important reference point, but will not be studied at length as a set text, having beencoveredatGK1000-level).Thefinalpartofthecoursethenlooksahead,morebriefly,totheHellenisticandRomanworlds,withextractsfromthedescriptionofIndiainPhilostratus'LifeofApolloniusofTyana.
ThedebateabouteducationinoneofthemostexcitingperiodsofancientAthenianhistory.Caneducationmakeyouabetterperson?Couldeducationmakeyouaworseperson?Whatformshouldagoodeducationtake?WeshallconsiderhowdifferentAthenianintellectualsconceivedofthechallengeposedbysophistry,how they tried to distance their own teaching from sophistry, and how they looked within and beyondAthenian culture for models of good (and bad) education. We shall also examine their discussions ofwhethereducationcandelivertheadvantagespromisedbysomeeducatorsandtheirdifferentconceptionsoftheconnectionbetweeneducationandpoliticalleadership.
GK4120Thucydides-'Histories'SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Thucydides’'HistoryofthePeloponnesianWar'isoneofthemostbrilliant,exciting,andchallengingworksof world literature. In this module we want to explore Thucydides’ fascinating narrative from a literary,stylistic,andhistoricalperspective.TheclasseswillcombineclosereadingandintensiveanalysisofkeypassagesfromThucydides’work(suchasPerikles’ funeral oration and the account of the great plague inAthens; theMytilene debate; theMelianDialogue; excerpts from the Sicilian expedition, etc.) with discussion ofmore general issues arising fromThucydides’workonthebasisofselectsecondaryreading.TopicswewilllookintowillincludekeyaspectsofThucydides’ interpretation of the past (such asman’s place in history;morals, power, and responsibility;historical truth); Thucycides’ narrative method (the role of speeches; metaphors and historicalinterpretation,etc.); and somehistoricalquestions (forexample,Thucydides’useofhistoricaldocuments;hisreliabilityasa“source”).Attheendofthismoduleyouwillhavegained in-depth insight intotheworkofoneofthemosteminentandinfluentialhistoriansofalltimesfromarangeofdifferentperspectives.YouwillalsohavelearnedhowtodealwithThucydides’highlyoriginalstyle,whichoftenpusheslanguagetoitslimits.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but
programme.Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.ThismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentsinSingleHonoursGreektocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.ThedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspectofGreeklifeorliterature,providedthatthestudyofGreektextsisinvolved.Thetopicmust be approvedby theDissertations Co-ordinator. The dissertationwill be completed over one or twosemesters,andthemaximumlengthis20,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforSingleHonoursGreekDegreesPre-requisite(s): (GK2001withGK2002)or(GK2003withGK2004)-withapassatgrade11or
GK4999DissertationinGreekSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out a sustained piece of work on a topicessentiallyof theirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberof staff.Thedissertationmay relate toanyaspect of Greek life or literature, provided that the study of Greek texts is involved. The topic must beapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreek(exceptSingleHonours)DegreesPre-requisite(s): 2ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,
ThismodulewilldealwiththedifferentwaysinwhichstudentsmaymakeuseoftheirknowledgeofLatininorder to produce both translations from English texts into grammatically correct Latin and also freecompositionsdirectly inLatin.Thiswill involveamoreactiveprocessof languagelearningthanisrequiredfortranslationfromLatinintoEnglish,thoughitwillalsohavebenefitsforthereadingoforiginaltexts.ThecontentofthemodulewilldealwithallaspectsoftheLatin languagethatneedspecialstudyforeffectivetranslation into Latin: particles, participles, the treatmentof abstractnouns, equivalencebetweenEnglishandLatinidioms,etc.
TheaimsofthismodulearetoputthedevelopmentofRomancomedyinitsHellenisticcontext,toexplorethedifferentapproachesofPlautusandTerenceinlanguage,metre,style,andtechnique,andtoinvestigatethe issues involved in continuing scholarly debate. Three plays will be read closely with moderncommentaries and their introductions. The influence of Menander will also be examined, using Englishtranslationsofhiswork.hiswork.
Thismodule studies the origins and development of Roman historicalwriting from the beginnings to theearly second century AD. Selectedworks of Roman historians, andwritings about historiography, will bereadinLatin.ThesourcesofRomanknowledgeofthepast,andtheinfluenceofGreekhistoricalwriting,willbe studied, as well as the development of the Roman historiographical tradition, and the styles andtechniquesofindividualwriters.
Thismoduleexplores theemergenceandevolutionofRomanSatire. Its core textsare selectedSatiresbyHorace,PersiusandJuvenal,butitalsoexaminesthebeginningsofRomanSatireinthesecondcenturyBCE,and takes in other, later Roman satirists along the way. Close reading of the primary texts forms a keycomponentofthemodule,butwealsohomeinonsomeoftherecurringthemesofRomansatiresothatstudentscancomparetheapproachesofdifferentauthorsandanalysethedevelopmentofthegenreovertime. Broader issues are also tackled, such as the purpose of satire (was it always moralistic?) and therelationshipbetweensatiricalwritingandsociety.
This module will explore a tradition of philosophy which has often been considered 'secondary' or'derivative', namely the writing of philosophical works in Latin. This module aims to evaluate Latinphilosophicalwritinginitsownright.Takenasawhole,theLatinphilosophicalcorpuspresentanimpressiverecordofculturalassimilationand innovation.Weshall seehow, fromtheLateRepubliconwards,Romanphilosophyengageswithdebates current in theHellenistic philosophical schools, Romanising them in theprocess,andplacingtheminthecontextofworldorderundertheRomanempire.
LT4217LatinOratorySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Oratory - or 'public-speaking' - was a fundamental medium throughout classical antiquity, in Greek andRomanculturesalike.Itdominatedmainstreameducationandwasasinequanoninpoliticsandlaw,thoseprinciple arenas of the aristocracy. But despite being a constant, oratory was far from stable and wasfrequentlytheorised,defined,defendedanddeveloped.ThismodulelooksatsomekeytextsinthehistoryofLatinoratoryacrosstimesofimmensechange–thelateRepublicthroughtotheHighEmpire.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,but
LT4999LatinDissertationSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinsecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out a sustained piece of work on a topicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.Thedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspect of Roman life or literature, provided that the study of Latin texts is involved. The topicmust beapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesPre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,