Latin Prose and Poetry of the Pre-Classical Roman Period
Syllabus, Master's level, 5LA808
- Code
- 5LA808
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Latin A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
- Finalised by
- The Department Board, 11 March 2019
- Responsible department
- Department of Linguistics and Philology
General provisions
The course is given as a module in the Master's Programme in languages and as an independent course.
Entry requirements
Fulfilment of the requirements for a Bachelor's degree with Latin as the main field of study.
Learning outcomes
The course intends to give basic knowledge about the oldest Latin and the literature in pre-classical Roman period (ca. 200-ca. 100 B.C.).
After completed education, the student is expected to
- have good knowledge of the major linguistic changes from Proto-Indo-European to pre-classical Latin and from pre-classical to classical Latin, and with this background discuss events in ancient Roman texts;
- have acquired a good understanding of the metrics and the prosody of pre-classical Latin;
- be able to account for the most important features of the pre-classical Roman literature and the authors of the time.
Content
Study of about. 2200 verses, primarily brought from Plautus and Terence, and of about. 25 sides of prose that partly consist of inscriptions partly of preserved literary texts (e g Cato the Elder). The texts are studied from the point of view of language history as well as from the point of view of political and literary history.
Instruction
Teaching is given in case of resources. In other respects, the literature is read alone by means of commentaries.
Assessment
Examination takes place through oral test at the end of the module. For students who have not passed in regular test, a re-examination session is organised within reasonable time after the first. Student who has failed certain test three times has the right to obtain either other examiner or other examination format.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.
Other directives
This course overlaps with the course 5LA803 Pre-Classical Roman Poetry and Prose and cannot be used in the same degree.