Unit name | Legacy |
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Unit code | CLAS20067 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Lampe |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit considers the enduring legacy of texts from the classical world, and their changing popularity within literary, artistic, political, and philosophical circles. We will explore a range of ways that texts have been set up as models and drawn upon by later figures as authorities, inspirations, influences, and enemies, and will trace the changing values placed on ‘classics’ and the classical. We will consider the fates of various authors and texts at particular moments in time, and the different dynamics that govern their reception. We will study a range of texts from, for example, seventeenth century French neo-classical drama through to the contemporary avant-garde, and will analyse these texts in light of different theories and approaches, including reception theory, postcolonialism, and feminism. Post-classical figures covered may include Dante, Jean Racine, Friedrich Nietzsche, Derek Walcott, Federico Fellini, Judith Butler, Toni Morrison, David Malouf, Alice Oslwald, and Anne Carson.
Aims:
On successful completion of this units, students will be able to:
This unit will involve a combination of independent investigative activities, long- and short-form lectures, and discussion. Students will be expected to engage with materials and participate on a weekly basis. Feedback will be provided for both formative and summative assessments, and this will be supported by meetings with tutors.
1. Group presentation (formative). [ILOs 1, 2, 4] 2. 2,000 word essay (summative) (100%). [ILOs 1-4]