Detailed Information
GRC30300 - War and Peace in Roman poetry (Credit) - 2017
On this module we will read selections from four Roman love poets of the late Republican/early Augustan period: Catullus, Horace, Propertius and Tibullus. We will explore the tension between private and public themes in these poets, and relate them to the wider historical concerns of the Roman civil wars and the pax Augusta, or “Augustan peace”, which followed. The module will be delivered through a combination of lectures and seminar classes and assessed by means of a group lecture presentation and end of semester examination. The textbooks are Catullus, The Poems of Catullus (tr. Guy Lee, Oxford World’s Classics 1991, reprinted 2008); and Horace, The Complete Odes and Epodes (tr. David West, Oxford World’s Classics 2008), supplemented by a privately produced sourcebook for Tibullus and Propertius.
Semester 1
Level 3
Lectures: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:00, beginning 13 September
If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:
Term dates for revision: Saturday, 1 December - Sunday, 9 December
Term dates for exams: Monday, 10 December - Friday, 21 December
Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module
Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module
Upgrading from audit to credit: You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.
Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.
Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.
Dr Martin Brady