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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction. Early Greek Literature: Orality and Performance 2. Homeric Poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey 3. Literature in the Classical Age of Greece 4. Literature in the Hellenistic World. 5. Greek Literature in the Roman World 6. Encounters with Christianity 7. Greek Lyric: Iambic and Elegiac 8. Greek Tragedy 9. Greek Comedy 10. Greek Narratives: Historiography and Novels 11. Greek Oratory: Epideictic, Deliberative, and Judicial 12. The transmission and the reception of Greek Literature
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This course will provide a broad overview of Greek literary history and culture from Homer into the Roman period. We will survey the major texts of ancient Greek epic, drama, narrative, and rhetoric. The texts will be discussed in the context of the social, and cultural transformations which affected the ancient Mediterranean. Students will acquire familiarity with a wide variety of literary sources (all read in translation) and selected secondary literature as they will learn to assess and appreciate ancient Greek civilization.
Upon the successful completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Identify the main authors and works of Ancient Greek literature. 2. Acquire the basic instruments and theoretical concepts for the critical analysis of primary textual sources. 3. Relate literary works to broader social and cultural circumstances. 4. Trace the reception of ancient Greek works in medieval and modern literary texts.
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Prerequisites
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There are no prerequisites for this class. However, since the course will be taught in English, your knowledge of English is necessary. Primary and secondary sources will be provided in English. It is fine if you use a Czech translation or a translation in another language of your convenience.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio
1. Regular attendance and participation in class discussions. 2. Short paper (mid-term) 3. Class presentation. 4. Final Paper.
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Recommended literature
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A. Lesky. (1951). Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Bern.
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E. Norden. (1915). Die antike Kunstprosa. Leipzig - Berlin.
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F. Stiebitz. (1967). Stručné dějiny řecké literatury. Praha.
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Hose, Martin. (2016). A Companion to Greek Literature. Oxford.
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Ch. R. Beye. (1975). Ancient Greek Literature and Society. New York.
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L. Canfora. (2001). Dějiny řecké literatury. Praha.
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