European Ancient Culture – selected problems (winter semester)

Timetable

Module aim (aims)

• to pass knowledge of basic terms referring to Greek and Roman culture;
• to inspire reflection on the role of ancient culture in the modern European civilization;
• to show representative works;
• to obtain state-of-the-art knowledge of the subject matter of the lecture;
• to deepen one’s knowledge of selected problems of classical culture;
• to obtain knowledge of the coexistence of methodological trends and schools.

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Syllabus

Mediterranean Culture - a definition; nations and tribes in the Ancient World, periodization of an epoch

Material traces of an ancient culture; the most important archaeological excavations

Written output of ancient Greece and Rome

Mythology and religion in Greece and Rome

Ancient theatre

Ancient music and dance

Fine arts in the ancient world

Main philosophical streams of the Antiquity

Everyday life in Greece and Rome

Influence of ancient culture on the modern European civilization

Reading list

• Highet, The Classical Tradition. Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature, Oxford 1949.
• Orality, Literacy, Memory in the Ancient Greek and Roman World, E. A. Mackay (ed.), Leiden-Boston 2008.