Latin 5 advanced: poetry and prose

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course will enable you to study original Latin texts for the linguistic and stylistic features they reveal; studying their distinct genres and the historical background of the culture which produced them.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- read and translate with confidence and enjoyment
- display an understanding of Roman poetry and Prose
- demonstrate knowledge of the style and cultural context of the texts read.

Textbook: Ovid, Heroides, edited by Peter E, Knox (Cambridge University Press 2003 - ISBN 0-521-36834-0), and Fifty Letters of Pliny, edited by A.N. Sherwin-White (Oxford University Press - ISBN 9780199120109) - both obtainable new or second hand.

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Subjects

  • Prose
  • Latin
  • Poetry

Course programme

We will be reading from Ovid, Heroides, edited by Peter E, Knox (Cambridge University Press 2003 - ISBN 0-521-36834-0), and Fifty Letters of Pliny, edited by A.N. Sherwin-White (Oxford University Press - ISBN 9780199120109).

Students will be assigned a passage of the target text to prepare for the next class. There will be general discussion on language, style, themes and cultural points, arising from the text. You will be expected to do two to three hours’ homework per week.

Additional information

Latin 5 Advanced: Poetry and Prose: Module 2. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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