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115-033 Advanced Latin D | |
Note | Formerly available as 104-320. Students who have completed 104-320 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Students do not need to have completed Advanced Latin A, B or C in order to take this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Parshia Lee-Stecum |
Prerequisites | 115-026 Advanced Latin A, 115-032 Advanced Latin C or an approved equivalent. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours per week |
Subject Description | This is a specialised reading subject, with analysis of the Roman prose novel, focusing on texts such as Petronius' Satyricon, Seneca's Apocolocyntosis, and Apuleius' Metamorphosis. Narrative structure, prose style, thematic content, and the relationship between the Roman novel and earlier literary traditions will be examined in detail, and the place of the text within its original social context assessed. Students who complete this subject should have reached an acceptable standard in translating and interpreting Latin texts, specifically the prose novel. |
Assessment | Two hours of class tests, and written work totalling 2000 words for 2nd/3rd year, 3000 words for 4th year. |
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