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115-026 Advanced Latin A | |
Note | Formerly available as 104-317. Students who have completed 104-317 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | Third year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Parshia Lee-Stecum |
Prerequisites | Two of 115-022 Intermediate Latin A, 115-023 Intermediate Latin B, 115-024 Intermediate Latin C, 115-025 Intermediate Latin D or an approved equivalent. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours per week |
Subject Description | This subject involves the specialised reading and analysis of a book of Roman poetry from the Augustan period. Selecting a text from among the works of Horace, Propertius, Tibullus and Ovid, students will focus on issues such as the nature of the poetry book at this period; the structure of the collection; the context for the production and circulation of poetry in the Augustan period; and the style, genre and thematic content of the text. On completion of the subject students should have reached an acceptable standard in translating and interpreting the selected text. |
Assessment | Two hours of class tests, and written work the equivalent of 2000 words for second/third year, 3000 words for fourth year. |
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