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Lecturer(s)
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Engelbrecht Wilken, prof. Dr. cand. litt.
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Course content
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1. Reading and translation of a chosen Latin text from the post-classical period. 2. Complete analysis of a text focusing on its linguistic and stylistic features. 3. Complex analysis of a text from the literary point of view (structure, technique of narration, gender aspects etc.). 4. Putting the text into a broader social and historical context. 5. History of the literary interpretation of the text.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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Reading and interpretation of the choosen latin text focused on its linguistic and stylistic features, literary structure and the historical context.
The aim of the course is to broaden the skills necessary for working with original Latin text. Students will learn how to interpret a latin text as a whole, that is not only from the linguistic and stylistic point of view, but also from the literary, sociological and historical perspective. Patricipants of this course will also improve their skills in working with secondary literature, dictionaries and encyclopaedias, especially in foreign language.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of Latin on the bechalor level.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
Active participation in class. Essay on a chosen theme related to the text.
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Recommended literature
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Boyce, B. (1991). The language of the freedmen in Petronius´ Cena Trimalchionis. Leiden/New York.
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Conte, G. B. (1997). The Hidden Author: An Interpretation of Petronius´s Satyricon. Berkeley.
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Smith, M. S. (1975). Petronius´ Cena Trimalchionis. Oxford.
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Sullivan, J. P. (1968). The Satyricon of Petronius. London.
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