Intermediate Latin: Oratory

This subject is not offered in 2012.

120 hours across the semester.

Completion of level 3 Latin or equivalent.

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Students who have passed any of the following subjects are not permitted to enrol in this subject:

Intermediate Latin: Oratory under the codes: 107-160, 670-210, 670-364 or 107-488

Students who have passed any of the subjects listed below are not permitted 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 subject examines Roman rhetorical practice through the study of an oratorical text, such as a speech of Cicero. Both highly structured and strongly emotive, oratory was a field in which Roman aristocrats fought their political battles and asserted their Romanness. The courts and the assemblies were central stages for the performance of the roles of Roman elite men, and oratory was the medium for that performance. Students who complete this subject should be familiar with the structures and stylistic techniques of Roman oratory, be able to identify the roles of rhetorical practice in Roman social and political life, and understand its function as an instrument for Roman elite self-definition.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• be familiar with the style of Roman oratory.
• be able to analyse and communicate the central themes and techniques of the text studied.
• understand the cultural and production contexts of the text.

A 2000-word seminar presentation 40%, (due during the semester). An assessment text equivalent to 1000 words 20%, (due at the end of semester). A 2000-word essay 40%, (due in the examination period).

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per day; after five days, no late assessment will be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

RG Austin (Ed), Pro Caelio Cicero, Oxford University Press, 1960

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• be skilled in critical thinking and analysis.
• possess effective written communication skills.
• have an understanding of social, ethical and cultural context.