GK2003 The Landscape of Greek Prose (B)

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

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SCQF level

SCQF level 8

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Planned timetable

10.00 am

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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

This module, designed to follow on from GK1002, studies a wide range of Greek prose texts. All set texts will be studied in the original Greek. The module explores Greek oratory, Greek historiography, philosophical dialogues and Greek writing in the Roman empire.The module will illustrate the scope and vitality of the Greek literary tradition, and it will give students a grounding in the main genres of Greek prose writing. Classes will include both detailed study of the set texts in their cultural context and linguistic/translation exercises designed to enhance students' knowledge of Greek. The module as a whole is carefully structured so as to integrate linguistic progress with widened horizons in the student's knowledge of Greek literature.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS GK1002

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE GK2001

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

4 or 5 classes.

Scheduled learning hours

44

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

Guided independent study hours

156

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 prose and their representatives
  • Describe key features of these works, including their contents, narrative technique and literary style
  • 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 professional coherent and critically aware arguments in writing on key aspects of ancient prose texts on the basis of their analysis of the primary text and their evaluation of published scholarship