2024
Classical Culture
Name: Classical Culture
Code: LLT02440L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
In this course, authors and works of Greek and Latin Literature are studied in order to understand the different forms of apprehension of historical reality.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1.To master knowledge relating to the Greco-Latin thought.
2.To study aspects of Greek civilization and recognize its influence on different areas of Western civilization.
3.To learn about aspects of Roman culture and recognize its influence on different areas of Western civilization.
4.To read and interpret texts.
5.To identify topics and classical influences on European culture.
6.To express opinions and criticisms on the issues presented themselves.
2.To study aspects of Greek civilization and recognize its influence on different areas of Western civilization.
3.To learn about aspects of Roman culture and recognize its influence on different areas of Western civilization.
4.To read and interpret texts.
5.To identify topics and classical influences on European culture.
6.To express opinions and criticisms on the issues presented themselves.
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: the myth of the five ages, Deucalion and Pyrrha, Pandora, Prometheus.
1.4. The cycles of heroes: Hercules, Jason and Theseus.
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 cycles of tragedy in the production of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides (justice, war, power and the human condition)
II. Rome.
1. Values, attitudes and problems: Empire vs. individual
1.1. The Aeneid of Virgil: national values and their relationship with the imperial project of Augustus.
1.2. The Satyricon of Petronius: the novel as a reflection of society.
1.3. The Trojan Women of Seneca: the problem of the influence of Stoicism.
1. Mythology and religion
1.1. The myth in Greek thought.
1.2. The gods.
1.3. The myths of creation and evolution: the myth of the five ages, Deucalion and Pyrrha, Pandora, Prometheus.
1.4. The cycles of heroes: Hercules, Jason and Theseus.
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 cycles of tragedy in the production of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides (justice, war, power and the human condition)
II. Rome.
1. Values, attitudes and problems: Empire vs. individual
1.1. The Aeneid of Virgil: national values and their relationship with the imperial project of Augustus.
1.2. The Satyricon of Petronius: the novel as a reflection of society.
1.3. The Trojan Women of Seneca: the problem of the influence of Stoicism.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical exposition. Reading, analysis, discussion and synthesis. Continuous assessment / examination.
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
- Cláudia do Amparo Afonso Teixeira [responsible]
