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Home : College of Humanities and Social Science : School of History, Classics and Archaeology (Schedule E) : Postgraduate (School of History and Classics)

Greek Lyric (CL0176)

? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : HCA-P-CL0176

The aims of the course are to:

familiarize students with important works of Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poetry;
study these works in depth, with particular attention to diction, style, and subject-matter;
impart an appreciation of the contrasting aims and methods of the authors studied;
enhance knowledge of Greek language, vocabulary, and poetic style;
encourage students to interpret archaic Greek poetry in its social and historical context.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

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Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? 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 able to:-
- translate fluently and accurately from the prescribed texts into clear and appropriate English;
- comment intelligently on notable matters of form, style, and content (including metre), both in class and in examinations;
- compose well-argued and coherent examination essays;
- compose well-argued, properly referenced, well-researched, and coherent coursework essays;
- make judicious use of dictionaries, commentaries, works of reference, critical studies, and modern translations.

Assessment Information

2 essays totalling 5000 words

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr Richard Kane
Tel : (0131 6)50 8349
Email : richard.kane@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Douglas Cairns
Email : douglas.cairns@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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