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CX336-30 Latin Literary Texts

Department
Classics & Ancient History
Level
Undergraduate Level 3
Module leader
Victoria Rimell
Credit value
30
Module duration
23 weeks
Assessment
Multiple
Study location
University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

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Introductory description

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Module aims

This module builds upon the module Latin Language and Literature (or A level), aiming to provide students with a detailed and sophisticated understanding of a selection of Roman texts, which have had a huge influence across European culture.

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

This module builds upon the module Latin Language and Literature (or A level), aiming to enhance the student's appreciation of Latin literature. Students will read set texts in both prose and verse. Current set texts: Anon, Moretum; Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, Book 1; Virgil, Aeneid, Book 1; Horace, Satires (selection); Juvenal, Satires (selection).

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

  • an advanced and comprehensive knowledge of Latin grammar
  • an appreciation of the history of the Latin language
  • an appreciation of the evolution of style in Roman texts in a number of genres and registers
  • the ability to translate set texts
  • some understanding of how language and style contribute to the overall comprehension of the texts
  • an awareness of how the thematic concerns of the individual books studied relate to the authors’ work as a whole

Indicative reading list

Ruth Taylor-Briggs, Via Plana: Graduated Readings in Advanced Latin, (Bloomsbury, 2013)
C.T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, Oxford 2002
Juan Coderch, Latin: A New Grammar: Latin grammar taught and explained, with examples, Privately printed, 2013; James Morwood, A Latin Grammar, Oxford, 1999
Anon, Moretum, (ed.) E.J. Kenney (Bristol Classical Press, 1984)
Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, Book 1, (eds.) H.E. Gould and J. L.Whiteley (Bloomsbury, 2004)
Virgil, Aeneid, Book 1, (eds.) H.E. Gould and J. L.Whiteley (Bristol Classical Press, 1991)

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Subject specific skills

  • an advanced and comprehensive knowledge of Latin grammar
  • an appreciation of the history of the Latin language
  • an appreciation of the evolution of style in Roman texts in a number of genres and registers
  • the ability to translate the set texts
  • some understanding of how language and style contribute to the overall comprehension of the texts
  • an awareness of how the thematic concerns of the individual books studied relate to the authors’ work as a whole

Transferable skills

  • critical thinking
  • problem solving
  • active lifelong learning
  • communication
  • information literacy
  • professionalism

Study time

Type Required
Seminars 23 sessions of 2 hours (15%)
Practical classes 23 sessions of 1 hour (8%)
Private study 231 hours (77%)
Total 300 hours

Private study description

Private study and revision

Costs

Category Description Funded by Cost to student
Books and learning materials

<£75 for purchase of key texts

 Student £75.00

You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Students can register for this module without taking any assessment.

Assessment group B2
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Online Examination 75% No

3 hour summer exam
Online Examination 25% No

January Exam
Assessment group R
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Online Examination - Resit 100% No

September resit

~Platforms - AEP

  • Answerbook Gold (24 page)
Feedback on assessment

On request individually after examinations

Past exam papers for CX336

Courses

This module is Core optional for:

  • Year 3 of UCXA-Q800 BA in Classics

This module is Core option list B for:

  • Year 4 of UCXA-VV18 Undergraduate Ancient History and Classical Archaeology with Study in Europe

This module is Option list A for:

  • Year 3 of UCXA-QQ37 Undergraduate Classics and English

This module is Option list B for:

  • Year 3 of UCXA-VV16 Undergraduate Ancient History and Classical Archaeology
  • Year 4 of UCXA-VV19 Undergraduate Ancient History and Classical Archaeology with Study Abroad
  • Year 4 of UCXA-VV18 Undergraduate Ancient History and Classical Archaeology with Study in Europe
  • Year 3 of UCXA-Q820 Undergraduate Classical Civilisation
  • Year 4 of UCXA-Q821 Undergraduate Classical Civilisation with Study in Europe

This module is Option list C for:

  • Year 2 of UCXA-Q82P Undergraduate Classical Civilisation