Latin Lyric (CL0140)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-LLYRIC

The course is centred on the later carmina of Horace (the 'carmen saeculare' and 'Odes' book 4); it also considers a sample of the epodes and odes from earlier in his career, together with the strictly lyric poetry of Catullus (especially his epithalamium, no. 61). The course encourages close reading of texts, awareness of literary convention and metrical form, and evaluation of modern critical interpretations. It also examines Latin lyric as a response to classical Greek lyric and Hellenistic poetry, shifting concepts of the lyric poet's role, and social and political aspects of Horatian lyric.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Latin 2A and Latin 2B, with an average of 50% or above in the two courses combined.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained.

? Costs : None.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Latin, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, 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

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should:-
- be acquainted with the principles of classical Latin lyric poetry and with its literary and historical contexts;
- have read in Latin an extensive prescription of Latin lyric poetry, with due attention to linguistic and stylistic detail and to literary technique;
- be able to discuss critically interpretative issues which arise from the texts and from a range of scholarship.