Advanced Latin: Novel

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Standard

Total of 10 hours per week; total time commitment 120 hours

One of CLAS10010/ CLAS20027/ CLAS30010/ CLAS40023 Intermediate Latin Language and 50 points of any other Intermediate Level Latin subjects, or an approved equivalent; or admission to fourth year Honours or Postgraduate Diploma in Classics

None.

None.

Formerly available as 107-357 and 107-457. Students who have completed 107-357 or 107-457 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This is a specialised reading subject, with analysis of the Roman prose novel, focusing on texts such as Petronius" Satyricon, Seneca"s Apocolocyntosis, and Apuleius" Metamorphosis. Narrative structure, prose style, thematic content, and the relationship between the Roman novel and earlier literary traditions will be examined in detail. The place of the text within its original social context is assessed. Students who complete this subject should have reached an acceptable standard in translating and interpreting Latin texts, specifically the prose novel.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• be familair with the generic conventions of the Roman prose novel.
• be able to analyse the Roman novel in its cultural context.
• recognise and communicate the stylictic features and central themes of the Roman novels studied.

A 1000-word practical criticism presentation 20% (due during the semester), a 1750-word assessment test 35% (due in the final week of semester), and a 2250-word essay 45% (due in the examination period).

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

• J S Ruebel (ed) (Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1) Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers 2000

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• be skilled in research.
• possess advanced skills of critical thinking and analysis.
• possess an ability to communicate knowledge intelligibly, economically and effectively.
• have an understanding of social, ethical and cultural context.