N.B. This course will be offered in 1975, but not in 1974.
For second-year students (Classical Studies 2C) a course of two lec- tures and one tutorial throughout the year. Third-year students (Classical Studies ЭC) will have, in addition, one class per week for the first two terms, or the equivalent.
SYLLABUS
For second-year students two of the following sections, for third-year students three of the following sections:
(a) Hellenistic and Roman Art (including Roman painting, architecture and sculpture).
(b) Literature and Society of the Hellenistic Period (covering the Ptolemaic, Seleucid and Attalid dynasties; special prominence will be given to the period of Ptolemy Philadelphus, 285-247 B.C.).
(c) An intensive study of a field of art history.
(d) Greek and Roman Historiography.
(e) Literature and Society in the early Roman empire.
WRITTEN WORK
One essay of up to 2,500 words will be required of each section.
BOOKS
(a) Hellenistic and Roman Art:.
Poilitt J J The Art of Rome, Prentice-Hall
Toynbee J M C The Art of the Romans, Thames and Hudson or
Wheeler M Roman Art and Architecture, Thames and Hudson Cary M A History of the Greek World 323-146 B.C., Methuen Salmon E T History of the Roman World 30 B.C.-138 A.D., Methuen (b) Hellenistic Period:
Grant F C Hellenistic Religions: the Age of Syncretism, New York Liberal Arts Press
Tarn-Griffith Hellenistic Civilization, 3rd ed Arnold
Cary M A History of the Greek World 323-146 B.C., Methuen Peters F E The Harvest of Hellenism, Simon and Schuster
(c) Art History:
A reading-list will be supplied.
(d) Greek and Roman Historiography:
Herodotus, Penguin Thucydides, Penguin
Polybius The Histories, tr Chambers M, Washington Square Press Livy The War with Hannibal, Penguin
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Sallust, Penguin or Four Square
Tacitus 3 vols Agricola and Germania, Annals, Histories, Penguin Suetoпius, Penguin
(e) Literature and Society in the early Roman empire:
Carcopino J Daily Life in Ancient Rome, Peregrine Grant M The World of Rome, Mentor
Apulelus The Golden Ass, tr Graves R, Penguin Juvenal Satires, tr Green P. Penguin
Petronius Satyricon, tr Sullivan J, Penguin Pliny Letters, tr Radice В, Penguin
Suetonius The Twelve Caesars, tr Graves R, Penguin Tacitus The Annals of Imperial Rome, tr Grant M, Penguin Ovid Amores, tr Lee G. John Murray
Virgil Aeneid, tr Lewis C D, Oxford paperback EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers for students in Classical Studies 2C, three 3-hour papers for students in Classical Studies 3C. Written work done during
the year will be considered in determining the result.
HONOURS DEGREE
A. SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES
1. The course for the degree with honours in the school of Classical Studies comprises the following subjects:
Ancient Greek part 1 (ordinary degree) and, at honours level, parts 2, 3 and 4.
Latin part 1 (ordinary degree) and, at honours level, parts 2, 3 and 4.
A candidate in this school must take these subjects and three additional subjects normally including a sequence of two subjects. Prospective honours candidates should feel free to consult the head of department on their choice of subjects.
Except with the permission of the faculty, no candidate for honours in the school of Classical Studies or combined courses may sit for examination without completing the essay work and exercises, and attending tutorial classes in the subjects of the school.
2. In their first year, prospective honours candidates will take Ancient Greek part 1 (pass), Latin part 1 (pass) and two additional subjects. They will find of particular value the optional additional work provided in Ancient Greek part 1 (pass) and Latin part 1 (pass). Admission to the higher years of the course is conditional upon satisfactory performance in this first year, and students must be approved by the faculty of Arts as candidates for the degree with honours before entering the Second Year of the honours school.
In their second year, candidates will take the honours courses in Ancient Greek part 2 and Latin part 2, and the remaining additional subject, nor- mally at grade 2 level, and in their third year, the honours courses in Ancient Greek part 3 and Latin part 3; and in their fourth year the honours courses in Ancient Greek part 4 and Latin part 4.
Candidates for honours in the school of Classical Studies are required, unless exempted by the head of department, to submit one essay at the beginning of first term in each of their second and third years.
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3. Candidates will be examined in the subjects of Ancient Greek part 2 and Latin part 2 at the annual examination at the end of the second year.
4. At the end of the third year candidates will be examined in translation from Ancient Greek and Latin. They will also be examined in special studies prescribed for the third year. They will also take part I of the final examination.
5. The final examination in the school of Classical Studies will be held in two parts, part I at the end of the third year, part
Il
at the end of the fourth year.Part 1
1. Prescribed Ancient Greek authors.
2. Historical and literary studies connected with prescribed Ancient Greek authors.
3. Prescribed Latin authors.
4. Historical and literary studies connected with prescribed Latin authors.
5. Comparative philology (according to the year to which lectures are given).
Part ll
1. Extensive reading in Ancient Greek.
2. Extensive reading in Latin.
3. Ancient Greek unseen translation.
4. Latin unseen translation.
5. Latin literature.
6. Ancient Greek literature.
7. Ancient Greek special studies.
8. Latin special studies.
9. Comparative philology (according to the year In which lectures are given).
As part of part 11 of the final examination each student must also complete and hand in, on the first day of the third term, an essay of not more than 9,000 words on an approved subject.
COMBINED HONOURS
For possible combined honours courses with Latin and with Ancient Greek see Ch. 6. Candidates in such combined honours courses will take either Latin part 1 (ordinary degree) and, at honours level, Latin parts 2, 3 and 4 or Ancient Greek part 1 (ordinary degree) and, at honours level, Ancient Greek parts 2, 3 and 4.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS SYLLABUS
The syllabus for each part of Ancient Greek 1 (ordinary degree) afd, at honours level, 2, 3 and 4 and of Latin 1 (ordinary degree) end, at hon- ours level, 2, 3 and 4 includes:
(i) Prescribed authors;
(ii) Unprepared translation;
(iii) Historical and literary studies,
In addition, parts 1 and 2 have regular language classes.
Each examination on prescribed authors may Include questions on section 77
(iii) of the syllabus.
In addition to the sections of the syllabus listed above, honours students are required to do the special studies listed below under the several sub- jects.
104-261 ANCIENT GREEK PART 2 (HONS)
Four classes per week. A special study will be made of Aristophanes as literary critic, the Oresteis of Aeschylus, and Demosthenes and his age.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed textbooks for 1974:
•Aristophanes Frogs, ed Stanford, Macmillan
•Aristophanes The Frogs and other plays, tr Barrett, Penguin Littlefield Twentieth Century Interpretations of the Frogs, Spectrum
•Aeschylus Agamemnon, ed Denniston and Page, OUP 'Demosthenes Philippics, ed Davies, CUP
'Ellis & Mins The Spectre of Philip, Sydney UP
'Nash-Williams Advanced Level Greek Prose Composition, Macmillan (b) Additional reading for 1974:
Selections from:
'Homer Iliad in Homerus Ilias, Odyssee, ed Bruijn and Spoelder, Tjeenk Willink
Homer Odyssey, tr Lattimore, Torch books.
LANGUAGE WORK
In terms 1 and 2 classes on language exercises will alternate with classes concerned with the practical criticism of Ancient Greek literary texts.
WRITTEN WORK
In addition to the vacation essay, students will be required to submit two essays of up to 3,000 words each during the course of the year.
EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers. Language exercises, written work done during the year and class-tests will be considered in determining the result.
104-361 ANCIENT GREEK PART 3 (HONS) Six classes per week.
SYLLABUS
(i) Prescribed textbooks for 1974:
As for Ancient Greek part 2 (hons).
(ii) Two special studies:
Students may take in place of ONE of these special studies 'Intro- duction to Linguistics' (p. 64).
(iii) Historical syntax.
(iv) Additional reading:
As for Ancient Greek part 2 (bons).
WRITTEN WORK
In addition to the vacation essay, students will be required to submit two essays of up to 3,000 words each during the course of the year.
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EXAMINATION (a) Class tests:
1. Additional reading.
2. Historical syntax.
3. Special studies.
(b) Annual examination:
1. Translation from Ancient Greek: one 3-hour paper.
(c) For part 1 of the final examination:
1. Prescribed Ancient Greek reading: one 3-hour paper.
2. Historical and literary studies connected with the prescribed reading: one 3-hour paper.
104-461 ANCIENT GREEK PART 4 (HONS)
A course of three seminars and one lecture per week throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
(i) Ancient Greek literature and its transmission.
(11) Two special studies as for Ancient Greek part 3 (hofs) sec. (ii).
(iii) Extensive reading.
(iv) An essay of not more than 9,000 words on an approved subject.
Each student must present this essay by the first day of third term.
EXAMINATION
Relevant papers of part Il of the final examination.
104-262 LATIN PART 2 (HONS) Four classes per week.
SYLLABUS
A special study will be made of Roman drama and of oratory and poetry of the golden age.
(i) Prescribed textbooks for 1974:
•Plautus Miles Glorlosus, ed Hammond, OUP 'Plautus Amphitruo, ed Sedgwick, Manchester UP
'Horace Opere, Oxford Classical Text, ed Wickham and Garrod, OUP
• Cicero Philippics 1-11, ed Denniston, OUP (ii) Language work.
(iii) Additional reading:
•Virgil Aeneid VII-XII, ed Fairclough, Loeb Vol 11, Heinemann (iv) Practical Criticism.
WRITTEN WORK
In addition to the vacation essay, students will be required to submit two essays of up to 3,000 words each during the course of the year.
EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers. Language exercises, written work done during the year, and class-tests will be considered in determining the result.
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