UCL - Greek Literature

[GLOR1441]

[15h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

This two-yearly course is taught in 2010-2011, 2012-2013,...

Teacher(s): Anne-Marie Doyen

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

By the end of the courses GLOR 1441-1442, students should be:
1. familiar with the background and issues relating to different periods in the history of Greek literature ;
2. able to present and summarise the most important works of Greek literature ;
3. aware of the parameters which contribute to forming a literary judgement (subjective reaction to the work, an understanding of the constraints that existed when the work was created, the contextualisation of the message and the universality of its relevance).

Main themes

The general study of "Greek Literature" is divided into two alternating, complementary courses (GLOR 1441 and 1442). The lectures cover a variety of topics and chapters in Greek literature in the form of summaries drawn up by the lecturer. These are supplemented with a self-study component based on a programme of reading of texts in translation, preparing summaries of these texts and establishing opinions of their value ; students are also expected to draw up a dossier dealing with an issue in Greek literature. This work will be spread out over the two years of BAC 2 and 3.

Content and teaching methods

- Comprehensive exposition of the subject.
- Individual reading of fragments from major works.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites: None.

Evaluation: Oral exam.

Reference Works:
J. de Romilly, Précis de littérature grecque, Paris, PUF, 19912.
A. Lesky, A History of Greek Literature, translated from the German by J. Willis et C. de Heer, Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1966 (German edition 1963).
Suzanne Saïd, Monique Trédé-Boulmer, Alain Le Boulluec, Histoire de la littérature grecque, Paris, PUF, 1997.
L. Canfora, Histoire de la littérature grecque d'Homère à Aristote, translated from the Italian by D. Fourgous, Paris, Desjonquères, 1994 ; Histoire de la littérature grecque à l'époque hellénistique, translated from the Italian by M. Raiola et L.-A. Sanchi, Paris, Desjonquères, 2004 (Italian edition 1986).