European Ancient Culture - selected problems 03-AP-EAC

Course learning content:
- Mediterranean Culture - a definition; nations and tribes in the Ancient World, periodization of an epoch,
- material traces of an ancient culture; the most important archaeological excavations,
- written output of ancient Greece and Rome,
- mythology and religion in Greece and Rome,
- ancient theatre,
- ancient music and dance,
- fine arts in the ancient world,
- main philosophical streams of the Antiquity,
- everyday life in Greece and Rome,
- influence of ancient culture on the modern European civilization.

Module learning aims

Course aims: - to pass knowledge of basic terms referring to Greek and Roman culture, - to inspire reflection on the role of ancient culture in the modern European civilization, - to show representative works, - to obtain state-of-the-art knowledge of the subject matter of the lecture, - to deepen one’s knowledge of selected problems of classical culture, - to obtain knowledge of the coexistence of methodological trends and schools.

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

Lecture with a multimedia presentation.

Student workload (ECTS credits)

Module type

elective

(in Polish) Sylabus zajęć

(in Polish) https://amupie.amu.edu.pl/1486/details

Course coordinators

Rafał Rosół

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- recognize material and spritual heritage of ancient Greece and Rome in the modern European civilization,
- put into words and refer the most important questions and problems associated with particular texts read (or artefacts presented) in class,
- compare various approaches to the same subject, thread or motif,
- have factual knowledge in the field covered by the lecture,
- enumerate the most important objects taken from antiquity.

Assessment criteria

Assessment criteria:

very good (bdb; 5,0): very good familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; very good understanding and ability to interpret the facts.

good plus (+db; 4,5): as above, except for minor deficiencies and inaccuracies.

good (db; 4,0): good familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; understanding and ability to interpret the facts.

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; average understanding and ability to interpret the facts.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): basic familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; shallow understanding and ability to interpret the facts.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; no understanding or ability to interpret the facts.

Bibliography

Reading list:
G. Highet, The Classical Tradition. Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature, Oxford 1949.
Orality, Literacy, Memory in the Ancient Greek and Roman World, E. A. Mackay (ed.), Leiden-Boston 2008.

Additional information

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

Description of 03-AP-EAC in USOSweb