Course content

This course offers deeper knowledge of a certain period of Latin or Greek language and literature, and/or the ancient civilisation and its legacy.

Learning outcome

A candidate who passes this course is expected to have the following learning outcome according to the course curriculum, defined as knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

• The candidate is expected to have knowledge about the Latin (or Greek) language and about the Latin (or Greek) literature and culture from all periods: Classical Latin (or Attic Greek), Medieval Latin (or Koine Greek) and Neo Latin (or Byzantine Greek).
• The candidate is also expected to have advanced knowledge about one of the periods and achieve academic skills concerning its literature (all texts should be read/consulted in critical editions supported by scholarly commentaries).

Skills

The candidate is expected to

• be able to read and interpret original texts from the different periods of the Latin (or Greek) literature and culture.
• be able to give gramatical, stylistic, literary and metrical analyses of the texts on the syllabus.
• be able to discuss the texts in a literary, cultural and historical context.
• be able to relate the texts to the relevant research literature.

Learning methods and activities

Seminar

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Entry to the course requires admission to the Master's proramme in History, study option Classical studies. 80 credits Latin or Greek, or 22.5 of Latin or Greek and 60 stp of ancient civilisation or the equivalent.

Course materials

Ca. 100 pages Latin or Greek literature + secondary literature (with the exclusion of literature read on bachelor level and KLAS3100), or 200 pages of Latin or Greek literature in translation + secondary literature to be chosen after consultation with the professor.