| CODE | CLA3007 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Literary Criticism: Aristotle and Horace | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will look at the main literary theories in classical Greek and Roman times particularly as exemplified in two of the most meaningful and influential texts in the field, the Poetics of Aristotle and in the Ars Poetica of Horace. An overview will be given on the development of criticism, starting with Homer and the pre-Socratic philosophers, going on to Plato and his rejection of poetry, to Aristotle's analysis of poetry in response to the Platonic judgment, and finally to Horace's assimilation of Aristotlean and Roman concepts to construct his moralistic view of literature in the Ars Poetica. Selections from the authors will be read and analysed in class to illustrate key concepts. Excerpts from Aristotle and Horace will be read in the original languages and translated into English, while extracts from other authors will be read in translation. Study-unit Aims 1. To give a general account of the development of classical literary theory; 2. To examine the theories of Aristotle and Horace through the reading of select key excerpts from the Poetics and the Ars Poetica in the original languages; 3. To illustrate major literary notions through the reading of short excerpts in translation of Greek and Roman authors and critics; 4. To recognize the legacy of classical literary in important literary and artistic periods, such as the renaissance and neoclassicism. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Relate on the development of the main ideas in the history of classical criticism; 2. Interpret and translate selections from Aristotle's Poetics and Horace's Ars Poetica; 3. Formulate important literary terms that were discussed and analyzed for the first time by classical theorists; 4. Recognize the significance of classical literary theory in its use and interpretation by subsequent literary theorists and authors. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Understand and translate texts in Greek and Latin of comparative level and style; 2. Apply the knowledge acquired to the reading and critical analysis of other literatures. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Lucas, D.W. (1968) Poetics / Aristotle ; introduction, commentary and appendixes (Clarendon) Serracino, K. tr. (2012) Dwar l-arti tal-poezija - Aristotli (BDL Publications, Malta Classics Association) Rushton Fairclough tr. (1926) Horcae: Satires ; Epistles; and Ars poetica (Loeb classical library) Oliver Friggieri tr. (1988) De arte poetica / Quintus Horatius Flaccus; traduzzjoni mil-Latin (Tony Cortis) Russell, D.A. (1981) Criticism in antiquity (Duckworth) Laird, A. (2006) Oxford readings in ancient literary criticism (Oxford) Other readings will be provided by lecturer in the form of handouts. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carmel Serracino |
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