Greek and Latin Panegyric (VS1) (U02894)

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

This course will focus on Greek and Latin panegyrical literature from Classical Antiquity. It will consider the rhetorical theory of panegyric; its practical application in poetic and prose form; the historical and social context of panegyrical literature; its evolution amid constitutional and religious change.

Entry Requirements

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

? This course is a variant of the following course : CL0125

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in 2 courses in the areas of:- Classical Literature, Ancient History, Latin or Greek.

? 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 : Copy of the prescribed text/s.

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 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should: be acquainted with the principles of classical panegyric; have read in translation an extensive prescription of classical panegyric and panegyrical influences in other genres; be able to relate panegyric to historical and literary context; be able to consider the changing social function of panegyric; be able to discuss critically interpretative issues which arise from the texts and from a range of scholarship; have written both an essay of c.2,000 words and a short analysis of a portion of text; have contributed to seminar topics.