Core modules
Approaching Ancient Texts: methodologies, theories and practice
Dissertation
Roman Literature and Thought
The module aims to provide postgraduate training in the literary interpretation and philological analysis of classical Latin texts in a variety of forms and genres. It will run in the second term of the course, and will involve developing, applying and putting into practice the techniques and methodologies studied in the first term’s core module, ‘Approaching Ancient Texts’.
Your linguistic skills in reading literary Latin will be brought up to postgraduate level; you will be introduced to the fundamentals of textual criticism, and acquire the knowledge and skills required to respond critically to the most advanced classical scholarship. The seminar format is designed to encourage you to exchange ideas and experiment with scholarly arguments in a supportive and stimulating setting.
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Greek Literature and Thought
The module aims to provide postgraduate training in the literary interpretation and philological analysis of ancient Greek literary texts in a variety of forms and genres. It will run in the second term of the course, and will involve developing, applying and putting into practice the techniques and methodologies studied in the first term’s core module, ‘Approaching Ancient Texts’.
Your linguistic skills in reading literary Greek will be brought up to postgraduate level; you will be introduced to the fundamentals of textual criticism and the history of interpretation, including assessment of papyrological reconstructions, palaeography, and commentary by scholiasts as appropriate, and acquire the knowledge and skills required to respond critically to the most advanced classical scholarship.
Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
- Master's Language Training (Greek, Latin or modern language) or Advanced Ancient Language
- Art of the Ancient World
- Classical Epigraphy
- Origins of Phenomenology
- Feminist Literary Theory
- Renaissance Culture and Society
