The Ancient Novel (VS1) (U02295)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VS1-NOVEL

This course is concerned with the prose fiction of the Graeco-Roman world. Although the novel is often regarded as a post-Renaissance phenomenon and was not recognised as a literary kind by ancient critics, a number of examples survive from the ancient world, in some cases only fragmentarily. Whereas previously many classicists had regarded the ancient novel as peripheral, in the past 25-30 years it has been attracting ever-increasing scholarly interest. Students will read (in translation) at least three of the extant novels (currently Petronius 'Satyricon', Apuleius 'The Golden Ass', and Longus 'Daphnis and Chloe'), together with a range of secondary literature.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : CL0120

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in Classical Literature 1

? Special Arrangements for Entry : This course is only for visiting students in Edinburgh during the 1st Semester but NOT the 2nd Semester. In order for a student to be enrolled, 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

Classical Literature in Translation, (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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should:-
have a close familiarity with the text of the three prescribed novels;
be acquainted with and able to discuss critical and literary-historical issues which arise from study of these texts, such as -
authorship and historical context
primary audience
generic expectations (if any)
recurrent themes
antecedents and literary texture
narrative technique (including the relationship between author and narrator)
characterisation
variety of interpretation (including, for example, religious, moralistic, parodic or comic readings).