| CODE | CLA3014 | ||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Narrative (Xenophon and Caesar) | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Selections from the 'Anabasis' of Xenophon and from Book VI of the 'De Bello Gallico' of Caesar are briefly introduced, read, translated and explained in class after they are prepared at home. Students will analyze closely the text for problems of textual criticism. Students will also be introduced to the historical and cultural background relative to the chosen texts. In this synoptic study-unit, students will be expected to demonstrate a practical knowledge of Latin and Greek which they acquired in their course. Moreover, they will be expected to make the necessary connections between the chosen texts and the pertinent cultural background which they learnt in various study-units in the Classics programme. Study-unit Aims 1. To help students apply and extend their current knowledge of Greek and Latin by reading a grammatically and syntactically exemplary text in both languages; 2. To help students identify and interpret historical allusions, figures of speech and other rhetorical devises; 3. To provide the historical, cultural and literary background to the selected texts, linking this to the cultural study-units that students follow during the rest of their course. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the historical, political, and social contexts to the works of Caesar and Xenophon, particularly in relation to the prescribed texts; 2. Achieve a working knowledge of the two authors' respective language and style through the close analysis of original excerpts from the prescribed texts; 3. Understand the two historians' stature and influence on historical, as well as anthropological, literature. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. To place Xenophon and Caesar within the history of the genre of historical writing; 2. To analyze the set works, in form, motives, and military tactics; 3. To translate other Greek and Latin texts of the same level of difficulty; 4. To contribute to the discussion of various aspects raised in class. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Du Pontet, R.L.A. ed. (1963). Caesar, Commentarii I. Oxford: Clarendon Press [set text book] [XJ,C]. Yavetz, Z. (1983). Julius Caesar and his public image. Cornell [DEG 262.Y381]. Wiseman, T.P. (1998). The publication of the De Bello Gallico, in K. Welch & A. Powell (eds), Julius Caesar as Artful Reporter: the War Commentaries as Political Instruments, London, Duckworth: 1-9 [ PA6246 .J85] Hall, L.G.H (1998). Ratio and Romanitas in the Bellum Gallicum, in K. Welch & A. Powell (eds), Julius Caesar as Artful Reporter: the War Commentaries as Political Instruments, London, Duckworth: 11-43 [ PA6246 .J85] Welch, K. Caesar and his officers in the Gallic War Commentaries, in K. Welch & A. Powell (eds), Julius Caesar as Artful Reporter: the War Commentaries as Political Instruments, London, Duckworth: 85-110 [ PA6246 .J85] Matthew, M. W. and J.W. Hewitt (eds) (2010). Xenophon, Anabasis. Kessinger Publishing. Brownson, C.L. tr. (1998). Anabasis / Xenophon Carleton L. Brownson ; revised by John Dillery, Loeb classical library. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: Knowledge of Greek and Latin Grammar and Syntax Pre-Requisite Study-units: CLA1009, CLA1011, CLA2012 and CLA2019 or equivalent |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anthony Bonanno Carmel Serracino |
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