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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: The Ancient Novel (PGHC11018)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
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
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Erskine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3591
Email: Andrew.Erskine@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Rosie Edwards
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: Rosie.Edwards@ed.ac.uk
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