Postgraduate Course: The Ancient Novel (PGHC11018)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
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
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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). |
Assessment Information
| 2 essays equivalent to 5000 words in total. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Andrew Erskine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3591
Email: Andrew.Erskine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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