Society and Ethics in Homer and Hesiod (P01206)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCL-P-socethhom

The aim of this course is to investigate at an advanced level sociological, ethical, and theological issues in Homer and Hesiod. No knowledge of Greek is required, though students with ancient Greek language qualifications are welcome.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PG only.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Seminars (if enrolment = 5 or more) or one-to-one supervisions (if enrolment 4 or fewer) to be arranged at times to suit course leader and students.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:
-write well-researched, well-argued and relevant critical essays on specific aspects of the Homeric and Hesiodic poems
-demonstrate in written work and in class an informed understanding of the sociological, ethical, and theological issues raised by the study Homer and Hesiod
-demonstrate in written work and in class a detailed understanding of the most significant contemporary interpretations of Homer and Hesiod as documents for the student of archaic Greek society