2023
Classical Culture and Literature
Name: Classical Culture and Literature
Code: LLT14618L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To master knowledge relating to the Greco-Latin thought and literature.
2. To recognize literary periods, works and figures of Roman culture.
3. To read and interpret the proposed texts.
4. To learn about aspects of classical culture and recognize its influence on different areas of Western
civilization.
5. To issue opinions and criticisms on the topics presented.
6. To identify topics and classical influences on European culture.
2. To recognize literary periods, works and figures of Roman culture.
3. To read and interpret the proposed texts.
4. To learn about aspects of classical culture and recognize its influence on different areas of Western
civilization.
5. To issue opinions and criticisms on the topics presented.
6. To identify topics and classical influences on European culture.
Contents
I. Greece
1. Mythology and religion
1.1. The myth in Greek thought.
1.2. The gods.
1.3. The myths of creation and evolution.
1.4. The cycles of heroes.
2. The 'Homeric poems'.
2.1. The conception of man and gods; social norms. The Homeric ethos.
2.2. The worldview of the Iliad and Odyssey.
3. Greek Theatre
3.1. Origins of tragedy and comedy.
3.2. Concepts and principles of tragedy in Aristotle's analysis.
3.3. The Athenian theater in the fifth century.
3.4. The tragic production of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides: characteristics and contexts.
4. The cultural frame of the Hellenistic period: ruptures, continuities and transformations.
II. Rome
1. Culture in the republican era: texts and tensions.
2. The imperial project: the creation of a 'new culture' and its expression in literature.
3. Culture in the imperial period: problems and transformations.
1. Mythology and religion
1.1. The myth in Greek thought.
1.2. The gods.
1.3. The myths of creation and evolution.
1.4. The cycles of heroes.
2. The 'Homeric poems'.
2.1. The conception of man and gods; social norms. The Homeric ethos.
2.2. The worldview of the Iliad and Odyssey.
3. Greek Theatre
3.1. Origins of tragedy and comedy.
3.2. Concepts and principles of tragedy in Aristotle's analysis.
3.3. The Athenian theater in the fifth century.
3.4. The tragic production of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides: characteristics and contexts.
4. The cultural frame of the Hellenistic period: ruptures, continuities and transformations.
II. Rome
1. Culture in the republican era: texts and tensions.
2. The imperial project: the creation of a 'new culture' and its expression in literature.
3. Culture in the imperial period: problems and transformations.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical exposition. Reading, analysis, discussion and synthesis. Continuous
assessment (two tests: 50%+50%) or final exame (100%)
assessment (two tests: 50%+50%) or final exame (100%)
Teaching Staff
- Cláudia do Amparo Afonso Teixeira [responsible]
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