Latin Civilisation
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Content
Objective
Acquire a solid Greco-Latin culture, in various fields (literature, arts, sociology, history, architecture).
To know literary texts and genres at the foundation of European culture.
To be able to understand mythological references in French or foreign literary texts.
Course Content
History of political regimes, sociology (organization of social classes, roles, religious worship, recreation), literature (ancient theater, ancient poetry, mythology, notion of creation and artistic inspiration), arts (painting, sculpture, opera ), architecture (Greek theaters, Roman theaters).
Course Learning Outcomes
Varied knowledge (historical, sociological, literary, architectural, artistic) about Greco-Latin culture.
Present an organized presentation on a subject related to the Greco-Latin culture (dynamism, ease, clarity).
Write a dissertation of general culture.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures based on written, audio, visual media.
Participation in the presentations.
Individual researches and reports.
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | History: The legendary foundation of Rome and royalty |
| 2 | History: Republic and geographical expansion |
| 3 | History : the roman empire |
| 4 | History: from the fall of the empire to the Byzantine empire |
| 5 | Sociology: being a Roman everyday (slaves, women) |
| 6 | Architecture: From Greek Theater to Roman Theater |
| 7 | Literature: Greek comedy (study of Lysistrata of Aristophanes), the Greek tragedy |
| 8 | Literature and arts: the notion of artistic creation and inspiration (the Muses) |
| 9 | Literature: bucolic poetry (The Bucolics of Virgil) |
| 10 | Literature and sociology: Roman civic polytheism |
| 11 | (no course: holiday) |
| 12 | Literature: the cursed Greek families (Atrides and Labdacides) and the tragedy |
| 13 | Literature: the mythology of the Underworld (Proserpine, Pluto, Charon, Orpheus) |
| 14 | Literature: The Heroes (Hercules, Prometheus, Medea) |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 5 | 5 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 6 | 10 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 1 | 2 |
| Quiz | 3 | 2 |
| Reports | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 |