European Ancient Culture - selected problems

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Central European and Balkan Studies

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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.

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Lecture with a multimedia presentation.

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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.

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.

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:

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.