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Part 2. Literature of Ancient Greece and Rome

ОК 04.02

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

2 Semester

2

PLO 2, PLO 5, PLO 8, PLO 13, PLO 15 The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile"

Distance form

To master or study the described discipline, students must know: the basic scope of ancient Greek and Roman mythology and the essence of the connection between myth and literature; periodization of the literary process of antiquity; genus-species division of literature. Students must have basic skills and abilities: to determine the special place of ancient literature in the global literary continuum and the development of European civilization; to trace the evolution of the main genres of literature - epics, lyrics, drama; carry out the analytical reading of individual works of ancient literature, both ancient Greek and Roman.

The subject of the discipline includes elucidation of the laws of formation and development of the literary heritage of ancient Greece and Rome, outlining the range of socio-historical and aesthetic problems, poetic features of ancient literature. The aim of the discipline is to acquaint future philologists with the phenomenon of the ancient world, the genesis and evolution of ancient literature, the uniqueness of the ancient literary tradition and its significance for world literature.

The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. V. 1, 2. – Cambridge UP, 1982, 1985. The Oxford Anthology of Roman Literature. – Oxford UP, 2013. Hathaway, Nancy. The Friendly Guide to Mythology. – Viking Penguin Books, 2001. Roman, Luke and Monica Roman. Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology. – Facts on File Infobase Publishing, 2010.

The working program of the discipline provides for lectures and seminars, as well as independent work of the student. Forms of study include the following: oral response to a seminar, creative presentation, test task.

The semester number of points is formed by the points obtained in the process of mastering the material on all topics of the course and performing independent tasks. The student can score a maximum of 60 points - 40 for oral answers in seminars, 10 for creative presentation, 10 for test assignments. The final assessment is conducted in the form of an exam (maximum 40 points). To be admitted to the exam, a student must score at least 36 points. To receive a positive grade in the discipline, the grade for the exam can not be less than 24 points. The examination ticket provides answers to 3 questions: theoretical (maximum 10 points), theoretical and practical (maximum 15 points) and practical (maximum 15 points).

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