Greek Tragedy (CL0171)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-CL0171

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 module will look at each tragedy from each of these different angles.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 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.