Postgraduate Course: Greek Tragedy (PGHC11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aims of the course are to: read Greek tragedy in the light of four major contemporary interpretative trends:
(a)dramaturgical;
(b)neo-Aristotelian;
(c)New Historicist;
(d)literary critical.
The module will look at each tragedy from each of these different angles. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:-
demonstrate detailed knowledge of the primary set texts in all forms of assessment;
show,in all forms of assessment, understanding of important
modern interpretative strategies;
compare, contrast, and evaluate competing interpretations;
apply, at a level appropriate to the assignment, one's knowledge of modern secondary literature to the interpretation of the primary texts;
demonstrate research, interpretative, and argumentative skills in coursework essays;
present the results of one's investigations in seminars and to contribute effectively to discussion;
demonstrate close familiarity with the interpretative issues raised by the primary texts in examination essays and comment questions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephanie Winder
Tel: (0131 6)50 3583
Email: Stephanie.Winder@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Rosie Edwards
Tel:
Email: Rosie.Edwards@ed.ac.uk |
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