Martial and Juvenal (U02955)

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

The course covers two central Latin poets of the late first and early second centuries AD. The epigrammatist Martial and his younger friend the satirist Juvenal are without doubt the two most influential Classical authors in their respective genres. Despite the generic difference, the two poets share brilliant wit, a number of common themes such as patronage and clientage, gluttony, and sexual deviancy a similarly gaudy picture of Rome, and the same persona of the oppressed and resentful client. The course will explore their intertextual links, as well the reality of their representation of Roman society and mores.

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 : 2 texts, price £18.99 each new.

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 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate in their assessed essay and written examination, as well as in class discussion:

- close knowledge of a selection of Martial's epigrams and book 1 (Satires 1-5) of Juvenal in Latin, and the remaining 11 Satires of Juvenal in English
- thorough knowledge of the content, language, style and intertextual relationship of the two authors;
- awareness of the genres of Epigram and Satire, and the similarities and differences in their presentation of similar themes.
- awareness of the contrasting modern approaches of social history and persona theory;
- skills in close reading of original texts.