This module consolidates linguistic skills to an advanced level, building upon existing knowledge. Students read, translate, and interpret a selection of Greek or Latin or Egyptian Texts, and also engage with scholarship with regards to the texts' stylistic significance as well as literary, cultural, historical, and intellectual contexts. Texts vary year by year. Works studied will be broadly literary in character, and may include (but not necessarily restricted to) poetry, prose, narrative, epic, epistolary, and epigraphic texts.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Understand the main linguistic features of set Greek or Latin or Egyptian texts of different genres.
Apply their knowledge of Greek or Latin or Egyptian grammar and syntax of to translate unseen texts.
Identify relevant scholarly sources to learn about cultural and literary aspects of the set texts.
Present research on aspects of Greek or Latin or Egyptian set texts in coursework.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
Assessment: 1 x 1,500-word coursework exercise (50%) 1 x 1-hour examination (50%)
