3102001 Greek and Latin Classics
| Numbering Code | U-LET15 13102 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.5 | |
| Instructor name | TAKESHITA TETSUFUMI (Part-time Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course focus on Greek and Latin didactic poetry. In Greek and Roman antiquity, there were a number of poetic works that aimed to initiate the reader into a particular subject: agriculture, philosophy, astrology etc. Reading some of these works, students will be provided with a perspective on the intellectual tradition which produced and developed this "genre". |
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| Course Goals |
students will: 1. be able to understand and describe the particularities of the works discussed in the lecture 2. develop knowledge on intellectual tradition behind each of the poets |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1. Introduction 2. Hesiod's Works and Days 3. Hellenistic Poets: Aratus and Nicander 4. Lucretius' On the Nature of Things: Historical and Cultural Background 5. Lucretius' On the Nature of Things: Philosophy and Poetry 6. Lucretius' On the Nature of Things: Atoms and Letters 7. Vergil's Georgics: Historical and Cultural Background 8. Vergil's Georgics: Agriculture in Rome 9. Vergil's Georgics: Civil War and Litlle Quirites 10: Ovid's The Art of Love: Historical and Cultural Background 11: Ovid's The Art of Love: Love and Eloquence 12: Manilius' Astronomica: Historical and Cultural Background 13: Manilius' Astronomica: "Mathematical" Poetry 14: Manilius' Astronomica: Astrology and "Comédie Humaine" 15. Review and Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Performance in the classes Final paper |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Read carefully the text which will be provided. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Copies of the text will be provided | ||
| References, etc. |
ギリシャ・ラテン文学――韻文の系譜をたどる15章, 逸身喜一郎, (研究社，2018年) The Poetics of Latin Didactic : Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius, K. Volk, ((Oxford University Press, 2002) |
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