Postgraduate Course: Classical Greek Sculpture (PGHC11316)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An in-depth examination of free-standing and relief sculpture from c. 480-323 B.C., with a special emphasis on iconographical and iconological problems. |
| Course description |
This course examines various notable works of free-standing and relief sculpture from c. 480-323 B.C., with a special emphasis on iconographical and iconological problems. The focus will be on the monuments in their original contexts: social, historical, religious, physical, and emphasis will be given to technical matters and the use of ancient written sources in interpreting the material remains
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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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- research skills in classical archaeology
- in-depth knowledge of key monuments of Classical Greek sculpture
- a greater understanding of Greek religion and history
- the ability to collate and understand methodological difficulties in reading archaeological and written sources, both ancient and modern
- skills to analyze material and written sources for the ancient world and to craft and express arguments in written form
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Reading List
Barringer, J. M. 2008. Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece. Cambridge
Boulter, C., ed. 1985. Greek Art: Archaic into Classical. Leiden
Hurwit, J.M. 2004. The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles. Cambridge
Neils, J. 2001. The Parthenon Frieze. Cambridge
Palagia, O., ed. 2006. Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials, and Techniques in the Archaic and Classical Periods. Cambridge
Rolley, C. 1999. La Sculpture grecque, 2 vols. Paris
Schultz, P. and R. von den Hoff, eds. 2009. Structure, Image, Ornament: Architectural Sculpture in the Greek World. Oxford
Stewart, A. 1990. Greek Sculpture: An Exploration, 2 vols. New Haven
Stewart, A. 2008. Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art. Cambridge |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | classical greek sculpture |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Judith Barringer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3584
Email: J.M.Barringer@ed.ac.uk |
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