Latin Satire (CL0141)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-SAT

This text based course will focus on Latin satirical literature of the classical period. Certain works will be prescribed reading.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in Latin 2

? Costs : Copy of the prescribed text/s.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Latin, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should: be acquainted with the principles of classical Latin satire and with the primarily literary and ideological nature of that poetry; have read in Latin an extensive prescription of classical satire, with due attention to linguistic and stylistic detail, and literary technique; be able to discuss critically interpretative issues which arise from the texts and from a range of scholarship; have written both an essay of c.2,000 words and a short stylistic analysis of a portion of text; have contributed to a student-led presentation on a seminar topic.