GK5004 Intermediate Ancient Greek for MLitt (B)

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Availability restrictions

This module is open to MLitt students only.

Planned timetable

To be arranged

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Module Staff

Team Taught

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Module description

This module, designed to follow on from GK5003] (or equivalent experience), offers a carefully balanced combination of literary and linguistic study. Students will study a diverse range of ancient poetry in the original Greek, starting with Homer's Iliad. It then introduces students to key genres of the Greek poetic tradition, including lyric, elegy and drama. Classes will cover both detailed study of the set texts in their cultural context and linguistic/translation exercises designed to enhance students' knowledge of Greek.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS GK5003

Assessment pattern

Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 seminars (x11 weeks), 1 language class (x8 weeks), 1 Unseens class (x8 weeks), 1 set-text tutorial (x8 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

44

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

106

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Identify key genres of ancient Greek poetry and representative texts
  • Describe key features of these works, including their language, contents, narrative technique, literary style and (in the case of drama) stagecraft
  • Demonstrate expertise and skills in translating, analysing and interpreting these texts
  • Apply these skills to other, seen and unseen, Greek texts
  • Analyse and critically evaluate published research
  • Devise coherent and critically aware arguments on key aspects of Greek poetry on the basis of a thorough analysis of the primary text and the evaluation of published scholarship