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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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Early Virgil (VS1) (U02297)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-VS1-VIRG This course will look at Virgil's early work, the Eclogues and the Georgics. Selections from the texts will be studied and analysed in detail and interpreted in their literary and historical contexts. Entry Requirements? This course is only available to part year visiting students. ? This course is a variant of the following course : CL0143 ? Pre-requisites : A Pass in Latin 2 ? Costs : Copies of prescribed texts Subject AreasHome subject areaDelivery Information? Normal year taken : 3rd year ? Delivery Period : Not being delivered ? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks All of the following classes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will: have read substantial parts of Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics in Latin, and the remainder in translation; have a thorough knowledge of the content of the texts; have a good knowledge of the language and style of the author; be acquainted with the social and political background of Virgil's early poetry; be familiar with elements of patronage and the production of literature in late Republican Rome; have a basic understanding of the literary and social conventions of Greek and Latin pastoral poetry; have a basic understanding of the literary and social conventions of Greek and Latin didactic poetry; be aware of various modes of representing thoughts formulated in the context of one language and culture through the medium of another language in a different cultural context.
Assessment Information
Coursework - 30%; one take home examination essay - 70%.
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Ms Elaine Hutchison Course Organiser Mr Roy Pinkerton School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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