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

Postgraduate Course: Late Latin (PGHC11027)

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 descriptionThe course is centred on two major influential figures of Late Antiquity: Augustine of Hippo and Boethius. Augustine's 'Confessions' is both more and less than an autobiography; the course concentrates on interpretative approaches and stylistic analysis, with the focus on Augustine's account of his conversion and its context in books 8 and 9. Boethius 'Consolation of Philosophy' is rooted in the author's personal circumstances and transcends them; the prisoner's re-education by philosophy is explored, with especial emphasis on key themes and on the function of the metra. The primary approach of the course to both texts is literary rather than theological or philosophical, though Platonism and Christianity can hardly be ignored.
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 read attentively in Latin at least two books of the 'Confessions' and two books of the 'Consolation of Philosophy';
- be able to discuss critically, with due awareness of recent scholarship,
their immediate historical context;
their form, structure and style;
interpretative questions relating to the two texts.
Assessment Information
2 essays totalling 5000 words
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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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:
Email: Rosie.Edwards@ed.ac.uk
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