Tragedy (CL0122)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-TRAG

The aims of the course are to read Greek tragedy in the light of four major contemporary interpretative trends:

(a)dramaturgical;
(b)neo-Aristotelian;
(c)New Historicist;
(d)literary critical.

The course will look at each tragedy from each of these different angles.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in Classical Literature 1

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Classical Literature in Translation, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:-
- demonstrate detailed knowledge of the primary set texts in all forms of assessment;
- show, in all forms of assessment, understanding of important modern interpretative strategies;
- compare, contrast, and evaluate competing interpretations;
- apply, at a level appropriate to the assignment, one's knowledge of modern secondary literature to the interpretation of the primary texts;
- demonstrate research, interpretative, and argumentative skills in coursework essays;
- present the results of one's investigations in seminars and to contribute effectively to discussion;
- demonstrate close familiarity with the interpretative issues raised by the primary texts in examination essays and comment questions.