Universität Wien

090049 VO Area of Latin Literature (Poetry) (2023W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 03.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 10.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 17.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 24.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 31.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 07.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 14.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 21.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 28.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 05.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 12.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 09.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 16.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 23.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Tuesday 30.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Presentation of the development of the Toia-theme in Latin literature, starting from the homeric tradition (Virgil, Ovid, Ilias Latina) over the so-called fake romances in late antiquity (Diktys, Dares) to their reception in the medieval Latin epic (e. g. Smon Aurea Capra, Ioseph Iscanus, Albert from Stade); also the influence of and reception in the vernacular lterature will be presented (Roman de Troie by Benoît de Ste.-Maure, Middle-High-German poems about Troia). Representative passages of every author will be discussed and interpreted.

Assessment and permitted materials

knowledge of the whole lecture, no aid

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Half of the questions during the oral exam have to be answered.

Examination topics

knowledge of the content of the whole lecture

Reading list

A. Ebenbauer, Antike Stoffe: Der Troja-Stoff, in: V. Mertens - U. Müller (Hgg.), Epische Stoffe des Mittelalters, Stuttgart 1984, 255 - 264

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