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LAT1004

Text Course III in Latin: Ancient prose II

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Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

This course offers a further study of the different genres of latin prose of antiquity (with particular emphasis on the imperial period). Latin syntax and stilistics are studied in greater depth.

Learning outcome

Students at this course are expected to meet the following learning objectives, divided into knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

Students

  • should acquire further knowledge through the reading of Latin prose texts from the so-called Silver Age of Latin literature, as well as an overview of the history of the Roman prose literature from this period (Tiberius to Trajan).

Skills

Students

  • should acquire the skills of reading, translating and interpreting prose texts (in the original language) from the Silver Age, performing grammatical and stylistic analyses of these texts and relating them to their literary, cultural and historical contexts, as well as being able to translate from Latin to Norwegian.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Among the activites are six smaller assignments, which have to be handed in, consisting in translations. Three of these assignments are compulsory.

Compulsory assignments

  • exercise
  • exercise
  • exercise

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Ca 30 pages Latin prose, mostly from the imperial period. Different literary genres should be included.

Subject areas

  • Classical Civilization
  • History
  • Latin
  • Language Studies

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Historical and Classical Studies