History of Greek and Latin literatures

Duration

60h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Bruno Rochette, Koen Vanhaegendoren

Coordinator

Bruno Rochette

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

After an introduction presenting the different approaches to the study of Greek and Latin literature and the chronological and historical frames, the lessons follow the chronological order. The characters of each period are described and the most important works in prose and poetry are studied. Translated excerpts are commented. For the Greek part, personal reading of translated Greek texts is being required. For the Latin part, notions of prosody and metric complete the course.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

A general survey of the most important authors of ancient literature, of their works and literary genres from the beginnings down to the fall of the Roman western Empire.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Nothing.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture and personal reading.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

60 h - second term only 

Recommended or required readings

For the Greek part:1) Suzanne Saïd - Monique Trédé - Alain Le Boulluec, Histoire de la littérature grecque, Paris, PUF, coll. « Quadrige », 2004. 2) For the personal reading, an anthology of translated Greek texts will be available on eCampus.
For the Latin part: H. Zehnacker - J-CL. Fredouille, Littérature latine, Paris, PUF, 1993 (Collection " Premier cycle ").
Learning materials will be available on line on eCampus.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Responsible teachers Greek literature : Koen Vanhaegendoren, Assistant Professor Latin literature : Bruno Rochette, Professor Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité place du XX-Août 7 B-4000 Liège Phone 04 366 55 79 (K. Vanhaegendoren) E-mail koen.vanhaegendoren@ulg.ac.be Phone 04 366 56 63 (Br. Rochette) E-mail bruno.rochette@ulg.ac.be Secretary Phone 04 366 55 44

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