Postgraduate Course: Classical Greek Sculpture (PGHC11316)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An in-depth examination of free-standing and relief sculpture from c. 480-323 B.C., with a special emphasis on iconographical and iconological problems. |
| Course description |
This course examines various notable works of free-standing and relief sculpture from c. 480-323 B.C., with a special emphasis on iconographical and iconological problems. The focus will be on the monuments in their original contexts¿social, historical, religious, physical, and emphasis will be given to technical matters and the use of ancient written sources in interpreting the material remains
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- research skills in classical archaeology
- in-depth knowledge of key monuments of Classical Greek sculpture
- a greater understanding of Greek religion and history
- the ability to collate and understand methodological difficulties in reading archaeological and written sources, both ancient and modern
- skills to analyze material and written sources for the ancient world and to craft and express arguments in written form
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Reading List
Barringer, J. M. 2008. Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece. Cambridge
Boulter, C., ed. 1985. Greek Art: Archaic into Classical. Leiden
Hurwit, J.M. 2004. The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles. Cambridge
Neils, J. 2001. The Parthenon Frieze. Cambridge
Palagia, O., ed. 2006. Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials, and Techniques in the Archaic and Classical Periods. Cambridge
Rolley, C. 1999. La Sculpture grecque, 2 vols. Paris
Schultz, P. and R. von den Hoff, eds. 2009. Structure, Image, Ornament: Architectural Sculpture in the Greek World. Oxford
Stewart, A. 1990. Greek Sculpture: An Exploration, 2 vols. New Haven
Stewart, A. 2008. Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art. Cambridge |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | classical greek sculpture |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Judith Barringer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3584
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Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
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