Undergraduate Course: The Ancient Novel (CLTR10001)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Classical Literature in Translation |
Other subject area | 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) several of the extant novels (currently Petronius 'Satyricon', OR Apuleius 'The Golden Ass', OR Longus 'Daphnis and Chloe'), together with a range of secondary literature
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Classics related subject matter(at least 2 of which should be in Classical Literature) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should:-
have a close familiarity with the text of the 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
Coursework - 30%; one (2-hour) degree examination - 70%.
Part-Year Visiting Student (VV1) Variant Assessment:
Coursework - 30%;
a Subject-Area administered Exam/Exercise in lieu of Degree Examination, to take place in Week 12 (see the current course handbook for further details) (70%).
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Special Arrangements
| In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580/3582 in order for approval to be obtained. |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Novel |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Calum Maciver
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: Calum.Maciver@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
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