Reasons To Be Cheerful: Theorising Comedy With Aristophanes And Menander CLASSIC4005

  • Academic Session: 2011-12
  • School: School of Humanities
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Semester One
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes

Short Description

From the surreal satire of Aristophanes to the situation comedy of Menander, this course investigates the nature and context of ancient Greek humour, relating it both to modern traditions of comedy and a range of theoretical perspectives.

Timetable

This is one of the honours options in Classics and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on mycampus. When running it will consist of :

Two seminars, weekly.
Seminar 1: discussion of ancient texts
Seminar 2: discussion of modern theories and/or comparative strategies
Follow-up discussion online (expectation of 2 substantive posts minimum weekly).

Requirements of Entry

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Classics, Greek or Latin, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes.

Assessment

Two presentations (one from each seminar strand): 20% each of final mark; 

Contribution to online discussion: 10% of final mark;

Extended essay (5,000 words): 50% of final mark

Main Assessment In: April/May