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CL-M08
Research Methodologies in Classics and Ancient History
This module is designed to develop academic research skills, an understanding of the methods used in the advanced study of Classics and Ancient History, and a grasp of appropriate ways of presenting the results of such study . Students will study a range of sources and methodological approaches and will be encourage to apply them to their particular areas of research interest. Throughout the module, students will be mentored in developing their research plans.
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CL-M09
Dissertation in Ancient History and or Classical Literature
Students produce a dissertation of up to 20,000 words on Classics and Ancient History or approved Classical Subject topic, chosen in conjunction with their supervisor. This represents the culmination of the MA Classics and Ancient History and constitutes Part Two of the programme.
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CL-M109
Ancient Narrative Literature
This module consists of a series of case studies of selected texts/extracts from the main narrative genres of ancient literature, such as epic, historiography, biography, and the novel; the roles of narrative in genres which are not, or not necessarily, narrative, such as drama, oratory, epistolography, and philosophical dialogue, may also be explored. As well as enabling students to analyse a wide range of literary forms, these case studies will provide the vehicle for considering and assessing the applicability of a range of reading strategies and critical methodologies, such as narratology and allegorical reading, as well as traditional philological approaches. In all cases, the focus will be on close reading, analysis, and interpretation.
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CL-M112
Creations of Egypt in the Greco-Roman World
People of the ancient Mediterranean world had a lasting fascination for Egypt. Here was a culture reaching past into times immemorial, at least compared with Greek and Roman traditions about the past. It was a land of big monuments, exotic customs and unfamiliar gods. In this module we consider how Greeks and Romans thought about Egypt and how they adapted some aspects of Egyptian civilisation and made them part of their own cultures. This relationship involved travellers, settlers, conquerors and pilgrims, and we can encounter it in literature, art, architecture and religion. We will discuss the context of these cultural exchanges in different period, from the eighth century BCE to late antiquity. There is a chance to discover epic stories, ethnography, historical accounts, fictional narratives and stories about saints in the desert. We might look at Egyptian features which were adopted in Greek and Roman art, and consider how cults of Egyptian gods, most notably Isis, became embedded in many places around the Mediterranean. You¿ll have a chance to consider modern theoretical approaches to cultural exchange and stereotyping, most notably Orientalism, which we¿ll use to subject Greek and Roman representations of Egypt to critical analysis. For the assessments, you will be able to choose your own case study: for example, you could consider representations of Egypt from archaic Greek epics to archaeological finds in Roman Britain, from Greek vases to ideas in early Christian texts, tailoring work for this module to your own interests.
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CL-M113
Advanced Research Project Preparation
This module will develop the generic research skills acquired in CL-M08 (Research Methodologies in Classics and Ancient History) and focus them specifically towards preparation of a research proposal for the independent research project (CL-M09 Dissertation in Ancient History and/or Classical Literature). To this end students will be required to reflect critically on the feedback they have received for work in TB1; they will also be challenged to investigate diverse methodological approaches to their proposed area of research, for example by examining how understanding aspects of material culture enhances research approaches to literary texts (and vice versa). By the end of the module, students will have prepared a detailed research proposal for their dissertation.
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CL-M27
Greek Texts 2
This module follows on from CL-M26, Greek Texts 1. You should take this module if you have taken CL-M26 and want to continue with Ancient Greek in the second semester. Only in exceptional cases will the Department allow you to enrol on this module if you have not taken CL-M26.
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CL-M55A
Postgraduate Further Greek 2
This module follows on from CL-M54A, Postgraduate Further Greek 1. You should take this module if you have taken CL-M54A and want to continue with Greek in the second semester. Only in exceptional cases will the Department allow you to enrol on this module if you have not taken CL-M54A.
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CL-M57A
Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 2
This module follows on from Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 1. You should take this module if you have taken Postgraduate Intermediate Latin 1 and want to continue with learning Latin in your second semester. Only in exceptional cases will the Department allow you to enrol on this module if you have not taken (PG) Intermediate Latin 1.
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CLC204
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament
This module studies, through English translations, the two surviving Roman comic novels, the `Satyrica¿ of Petronius, and the `Metamorphoses¿ (`The Golden Ass¿) of Apuleius. These ostensibly bawdy and comic texts are in fact works of great literary sophistication, and invite reading at several different levels. The lectures will concentrate on close reading and interpretation, but also set the novels in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, religious and philosophical. The generic identity of the `Satyrica¿, its connection with other literary genres, and its relevance to the Neronian period will be explored; Federico Fellini's film of the `Satyrica¿ will be shown and discussed. In connection with Apuleius' novel, students will also read some relevant Platonic philosophy (especially the myth of the soul in `Phaidros¿), and learn something about the mystery religions of the Roman Empire, of which Apuleius was a devotee and of which his novel seems to be in part an allegory.
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CLC206
Reading Classical Civilisation
An introduction to some central themes and approaches in the study of Classical Civilisation.
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CLC304
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament
This module studies, through English translations, the two surviving Roman comic novels, the `Satyrica¿ of Petronius, and the `Metamorphoses¿ (`The Golden Ass¿) of Apuleius. These ostensibly bawdy and comic texts are in fact works of great literary sophistication, and invite reading at several different levels. The lectures will concentrate on close reading and interpretation, but also set the novels in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, religious and philosophical. The generic identity of the `Satyrica¿, its connection with other literary genres, and its relevance to the Neronian period will be explored; Federico Fellini's film of the `Satyrica¿ will be shown and discussed. In connection with Apuleius' novel, students will also read some relevant Platonic philosophy (especially the myth of the soul in `Phaidros¿), and learn something about the mystery religions of the Roman Empire, of which Apuleius was a devotee and of which his novel seems to be in part an allegory.
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CLD300
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation
Dissertation module for students doing single honours or joint honours degrees in Classics, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History or Egyptology. The aim is for students to do detailed research, to work on a project for several months and to produce a scholarly study of c. 8000-10000 words.
The dissertation topic can be chosen freely, in consultation with a member of academic staff and subject to compatibility with a student's degree scheme and availability of supervisors and library material. This is a chance for students to pursue an area in which they are especially interested, and to deal with it in depth. Students may choose to do museum-based research.
There are two preparatory pieces of assessment: an abstract, outline and bibliography, and an analysis of crucial source material and/or secondary literature. Work on the dissertation itself takes up most of the two semesters. Students are expected to do research independently, but there is a series of lectures in the first semester to provide advice on research and scholarly writing, Every student will be assigned a supervisor who will be organising group sessions with his/her supervisees and who will also be available for one-to-one supervision sessions.
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CLG126
Further Greek 2
For students with prior experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.
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CLG226
Further Greek 2
For students who have completed Intermediate Greek 1 & 2 in Year 1 or who have experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language..
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CLG228
Advanced Greek 2
For students who have completed Further Greek 1 & 2 in Year 1. Practicing ancient Greek language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.
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CLG326
Further Greek 2
For students who have completed Intermediate Greek 1 & 2 in Year 1 or Year 2 or who have experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.
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CLG328
Advanced Greek 2
For students who have completed Further Greek 1 & 2 in Year 2. Practicing ancient Greek language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.
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CLG330
Advanced Greek 4
For students who have completed Advanced Greek 1 & 2 in Year 2. Practicing ancient Greek language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.
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CLL106
Intermediate Latin 2
Continues Latin language from Intermediate Latin 1.
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CLL204
Intermediate Latin 2
Continues Latin language from Intermediate Latin 1.
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CLL322
Intermediate Latin 2
Continues Latin language from Intermediate Latin 1
