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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Latin 2B (LATI08012)
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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
| Not being delivered |
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.
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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 2306
Email: jenni.vento@ed.ac.uk |
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