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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Classical Studies

104-221/321 Greek and Roman Epic

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr C J Mackie

Prerequisite/s:

Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent

Subject Description:

The heroic epic tradition of Gilgamesh, Homer and Virgil, with attention also to Apollonius and Catullus. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of what is meant by 'epic' in its ancient literary context, have an appreciation of ancient epic through the reading of primary texts, and have developed an understanding of the changes in the epic genre in antiquity.

Assessment:

3000 words of written work (50%) and a 2-hour examination (50%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • Apollonius Rhodius, Voyage of the Argo, Penguin.
  • Homer (tr Lattimore), Iliad, Chicago.
  • Homer (tr Lattimore), Odyssey, Chicago.
  • Virgil (tr D West), Aeneid, Penguin.
  • , The Epic of Gilgamesh, Penguin.
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