Module Content and Indicative Topics

This module will introduce the Gothic as an area of critical enquiry. Using an intermedial, transdisciplinary and...

Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly lectures. 

Content: This module looks at the development of Roman epic from the beginnings in...

Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly lectures. 

Content: This module looks at the development of Roman epic from the beginnings in the third century BC, when Rome’s first poet wrote a Latin version of Homer’s Odyssey, until the end of the classical period, when the last of the Flavian epic poets, Silius Italicus, wrote his epic about the Second Punic War in about AD 100. Excerpts from all major epics written in this period will be studied in English translation. This course thus introduces students to the entire development of a major literary genre in Rome, which will lead to a better understanding of Roman literary history in general and provide the basis for assessing the impact of this genre on the European literary tradition.

Skills: By the end of the module, students will have engaged with classical ideas as explored in Roman epic from the 3rdc. BC to the classical period and will have studied their reception in secondary literature. In this way they should gain an understanding of the concepts and theories produced by these sources. They will also have studied primary materials and should have developed skills in reading texts independently, managing their own learning, communicating ideas orally and in writing and gathering, presenting, analysing and synthesising data. Teamwork and independent thinking will also be strongly encouraged in order to enable student development and achievement.

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RUSSIA LITERATURE ART FILM RUSSIAN|CULTURE RUSSIAN|HISTORY

The module provides an introduction to key aspects of Russian society and culture through the study of how Russia is conceptualized, represented and...

The module provides an introduction to key aspects of Russian society and culture through the study of how Russia is conceptualized, represented and mythologized in a range of modes and genres, including literature, folklore, history, thought, film, theatre, art and music. The texts will be read in English, but with the introduction of some Russian language materials as appropriate; students with A Level Russian or native speakers of Russian will be expected to undertake more reading in Russian. The module will take a broad historical perspective, from Kievan Russia to the present, and will be organised under four main headings:

First term: Russia in space; Russia between East and West
Second term: Russia in time: Utopia and byt; Russia and its people