Undergraduate Course: Later Latin Poetry (LATI10046)

Course Outline
School	School of History, Classics and Archaeology	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This class investigates how Latin poetry changed over time. Texts, authors, and genres from c. 300-600 CE will be the normal focus of teaching, with a goal of studying the historical development of Latin literature between Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Course description	This course will usually focus on three short epics written around the turn of the fourth century c.e., the Mosella of Ausonius, the De raptu Proserpinae of Claudian, and the Psychomachia of Prudentius. The first features extensive praise of a tributary of the Rhine River; the second is often called the last mythological epic in Latin Antiquity; and the third is the first personification allegory in the western medieval tradition. Particular attention will be paid to the historical development of Latin poetry, to the circumstances of these texts, to the poets' practices of intertextuality, and to questions of why and how poetry mattered in Late Antiquity. Key skills developed will include the proper use of scholarly instruments (especially the TLL and databases), academic writing, presenting complex ideas, and evaluating previous literary interpretations.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Latin 2B (LATI08012)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	This course is available to students who have progressed to Honours.

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Latin at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 13
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework: One translation and/or gobbet test under timed conditions (15%) Short exercise of 1,000 words (10%) Longer exercise of 3,000 words (35%) Class Test (40%)
Feedback	Students are expected to discuss their coursework (longer essay) with the Course Organiser at least once prior to submission, and are encouraged to do so more often. Meetings can take place with the Course Organiser during their published office hours or by appointment. Students will also receive feedback on all of their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Academic year 2021/22, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: 0
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 40 %, Coursework 60 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework: One translation and/or gobbet test under timed conditions (15%) Short exercise of 1,000 words (10%) Longer exercise of 3,000 words (35%) Class Test (40%)
Feedback	Students are expected to discuss their coursework (longer essay) with the Course Organiser at least once prior to submission, and are encouraged to do so more often. Meetings can take place with the Course Organiser during their published office hours or by appointment. Students will also receive feedback on all of their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate command of the body of knowledge considered in the course; read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship; understand, evaluate and utilise a variety of primary source material; develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence; demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers.

Reading List
Cameron, A. (1970), Claudian: Poetry and Propaganda at the court of Honorius, Oxford. Coombe, C. (2018), Claudian the Poet, Cambridge. Green, R.P.H. (1991), ed., The Works of Ausonius, Oxford. Gruzelier, C. (1993), ed., Claudian: De raptu Proserpinae, Oxford. Hardie, P. (2019),Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry, Oakland, CA. Malamud, M. (1989), A Poetics of Transformation: Prudentius and Classical Mythology, Ithaca, N.Y. Mastrangelo, M. (2008),The Roman Self in Late Antiquity: Prudentius and the Poetics of the Soul,. Baltimore. Nugent, S.G. (1985), Allegory and Poetics: The Structure and Imagery of Prudentius¿ Psychomachia, Frankfurt am Main. Pelttari, A. (2014), The Space That Remains, Ithaca, NY. Pelttari, A. (2019), ed.,The Psychomachia of Prudentius, Norman, OK. Roberts, M. (1989), The Jeweled Style, Ithaca, NY. Ware, C. (2012), Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition, Cambridge.

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	The ability to read texts carefully and in context; Critical thinking based on their understanding of a different culture and literature; The ability to read at length with discernment; Written and verbal communication skills; The ability to appreciate the creativity of literary texts; The ability to discern how Classics can and should be read.
Keywords	Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Aaron Pelttari Tel: (0131 6)51 3004 Email: Aaron.Pelttari@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Jenni Vento Tel: (0131 6)50 3781 Email: jenni.vento@ed.ac.uk