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
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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 | Ms Rosie Edwards 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782 
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