Cultural Role of Greece and Italy Tours 03-AP-CRG

Course learning content:
- journeys in antiquity, their conditions and function in culture and evolution throughout ages,
- discussing travelling symbols in culture and literature,
- place of Italy and Greece in the grand tours,
- influence of the grand tours upon English and culture and that of other peoples,
- journeys to Italy and Greece as inspiration of literature and art.

Module learning aims

Course aims: – familiarize students with the influence of journeys to Italy and Greece upon formation of European culture from the antiquity to XXI century, – familiarize students with the influence of journeys to Italy and Greece upon European literature from XVI to XXI century, – develop student’s skills in recognition of inter-cultural context.

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

(in Polish) Lecture with a multimedia presentation, sound and/or video demonstration.

Student workload (ECTS credits)

(in Polish) 2

Module type

elective

Course coordinators

Teodozja Wikarjak

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- provide a detailed account and analysis of claims made in a range of primary texts referring to journeys to Greece and Italy,
- determine symbolical function of such journeys,
- apply these in order to interpret specific character of Greek and Italian culture,
- describe the role of journey relation in European literature, especially Polish,
- describe the relation between Roman and Greek tradition with tourism and touristic industry.

Assessment criteria

Grade system:

very good (bdb; 5,0): Excellent (over 92% of points) knowledge of the role and conditions of Greece and Italy tours and their effects on European and Polish culture.

good plus (+db; 4,5): Very good (84–91%) knowledge of the role and conditions of Greece and Italy tours and their effects on European and Polish culture.

good (db; 4,0): Good (76–83%) knowledge of the role and conditions of Greece and Italy tours and their s effects on European and Polish culture.

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): Average (68–75%) knowledge of the role and conditions of Greece and Italy tours and their effects on European and Polish culture.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): Sufficient (60–67%) knowledge of the role and conditions of Greece and Italy tours and their effects on European and Polish culture.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): Poor (less than 60%) knowledge of the role and conditions of Greece and Italy tours and their effects on European and Polish culture.

Bibliography

Reading list:
Casson, L., Travel in the Ancient World, 1994.
Trease, G., The Grand Tour, 1967.
Secondary sources provided by teaching staff.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 03-AP-CRG in USOSweb