Cultural Role of Greece and Italy Tours

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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.

Lecture with a multimedia presentation, sound and/or video demonstration.

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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.

Reading list:

Casson, L., Travel in the Ancient World, 1994.

Trease, G., The Grand Tour, 1967.

Secondary sources provided by teaching staff.

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.

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.