Latin Civilisation(LFR110)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFR110 | Latin Civilisation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Eleonore Beaumont eleonore.de.b@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| References |
Theory Topics
| 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) |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 5 | 5 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 5 |
| Toplam | 6 | 10 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 1 | 2 |
| Quiz | 3 | 2 |
| Reports | 1 | 1 |
| Toplam | 5 | 5 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||