Undergraduate Course: Tragedy (CLTR10003)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Classical Literature in Translation |
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 course will look at each tragedy from each of these different angles. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Classics related subject matter (at least 2 of which should be in Classical Literature) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| 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
Coursework - 30%;
one (2-hour) degree examination - 70%. |
Special Arrangements
| In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained. |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Tragedy |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Trepanier
Tel: (0131 6)50 3589
Email: Simon.Trepanier@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
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