Antonio CANOVA
- Possagno, 1757 - Venise, 1822
Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour
© Musée du Louvre/P. Philibert
Classical Studies 3102F:
The Ancient Novel
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Antonio CANOVA
- Possagno, 1757 - Venise, 1822 |
Classical Studies 3102F:The Ancient Novel
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| Time and place | MWF 9:30-10:20 TC 141 WebCT Login (for Powerpoint presentations, articles, grades, etc) |
| Instructor | Aara Suksi
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| Office hours | Mondays 1:30-3 or by appointment
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| Classical Studies at Western Libraries | Classics 3102F Library Course Page Click here to access Library resources in Classical Studies. |
| Description | A study of selected Greek and Latin prose fiction in translation. We will consider the development and elements of the genre of the ancient romance within its social and cultural context within the far-reaching Roman empire. We will compare features such as narrative structure, intergeneric relationships, characterization, allusion and intertextuality and the influence of religion and ritual. We will investigate what the novels can tell us about ways of talking about reading, ethnicity, love, sex and marriage in the Roman empire, look at the evidence for the readership of the ancient novels, and discuss connections between the ancient novel and its successors. Authors may include: Chariton, Longus, Achilles Tatius, Heliodorus, Petronius and Apuleius.
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| Objectives | Successful students will have read in translation the major extant novels written in ancient Greek and Latin. They will be able to identify the common features of the genre, and to compare them as they appear in the texts read. They will be able to explain how the ancient novel reflects, supports, or questions attitudes about ethnicity and about love, sex and marriage in the Roman empire. They will have some ability to compare this genre to others from ancient Greece and Rome, e.g. history, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry. They will be able to evaluate the limitations of the evidence for questions such as the readership of the ancient novel, or the influence of religion on the genre.
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| Learning Outcomes | Successful students will develop expertise in analyzing evidence for the interpretation of ancient literature. They will gain experience in developing a research question and an appropriate method for investigating it. They will learn how to locate relevant scholarly resources, to evaluate them and to incorporate them into their research. They will communicate the results of their research in written form, observing the standards and format of the academic community. They will work with other students in group discussions to answer questions arising from the readings and they will communicate the results of this collaborative work orally and in note form to the larger class group. |
| Texts | Reardon,
B.P. Collected Ancient Greek Novels University of California Press. 1989.
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| Evaluation | Term test: Monday October 26 (20%) The term test will consist of a list of selected key terms for brief identification and 2-3 short passages selected from the readings for full commentary. Students will be expected to apply their knowledge of the assigned texts as well as of key concepts learned in the classroom
Four Friday classes in September and October will be held in the Weldon library where students will work with a reference librarian to develop research skills and methods. Students will produce an annotated bibliography, to be evaluated by a reference librarian. This bibliography will provide a foundation for the research leading to the essay due at the end of November (see below).
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Students are expected to be present in class and prepared to discuss the assigned readings. Discussion questions for group work will be pre-posted on the course web-site. Students should be ready with informed responses to these questions to share with the group.
The final exam will consist of a list of selected key terms for brief identification and 3-5 short passages selected from the readings for full commentary. Students will be expected to apply their knowledge of the assigned texts as well as of key concepts learned in the classroom. There will also be a choice of essay questions, all of which will require a focused comparative analysis of the texts we have studied. Please Note Absence from a test or exam will result in a grade of zero. If extreme and unforeseeable circumstances prevent you from completing any of the above, you must let me know as soon as possible and also contact your faculty's academic counsellor to request accomodation. Please do not ask to do extra work to make up for a disappointing grade. Plagiarism Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea or a passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar). All required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity to the commercial plagiarism detection software under licence to the University for the detection of plagiarism. All papers submitted will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between the University of Western Ontario and Turnitin.com (http://www.turnitin.com).
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| Note From the Dean of Arts and Humanities | You are responsible for ensuring that you have successfully completed all course prerequisites and that you have not taken an antirequisite course. Lack of prerequisites may not be used as basis of appeal. If you are not eligible for a course, you may be removed from it at any time, and you will receive no adjustment to your fees. These decisions cannot be appealed. For UWO Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/medical.pdf [downloadable Student Medical Certificate (SMC): https:/studentservices.uwo.ca under the Medical Documentation heading] Students seeking academic accommodation on medical grounds for any missed tests, exams and/or assignments worth 10% or more of their final grade must apply to the Office of the Dean of their home faculty and provide documentation. Academic accommodation cannot be granted by the instructor or department.
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