? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-U04079

Students will be introduced to advanced Sanskrit texts in specific intellectual or literary genres such as dharmasastra, kavya, poetics and drama. The course will involve both the translation and analysis of the texts selected for study and investigation of the various scholarly issues relating to them. Students will also be given instruction in the reading of commentarial Sanskrit.

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Sanskrit 3 Language 1 and 2

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 22 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 14:00 14:50 Central

Development of the student's ability to read Sanskrit texts in a variety of genres.

80% examination
20% continous assessment

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Paper 1 3 hour(s) 1ST May 2 Paper 2 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr David Horn
Tel : (0131 6)50 4227
Email : david.horn@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Paul Dundas
Tel : (0131 6)50 4175
Email : P.Dundas@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/