Postgraduate Course: Greek Tragedy (PGHC11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aims of the course are to: read Greek tragedy in the light of four major contemporary interpretative trends:
(a)dramaturgical;
(b)neo-Aristotelian;
(c)New Historicist;
(d)literary critical.
The module will look at each tragedy from each of these different angles. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:-
demonstrate detailed knowledge of the primary set texts in all forms of assessment;
show,in all forms of assessment, understanding of important
modern interpretative strategies;
compare, contrast, and evaluate competing interpretations;
apply, at a level appropriate to the assignment, one's knowledge of modern secondary literature to the interpretation of the primary texts;
demonstrate research, interpretative, and argumentative skills in coursework essays;
present the results of one's investigations in seminars and to contribute effectively to discussion;
demonstrate close familiarity with the interpretative issues raised by the primary texts in examination essays and comment questions. |
Assessment Information
| 2 essays equivalent to 5000 words in total. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Douglas Cairns
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Course secretary | Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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