Aeschylean Tragedy

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Course ID:	WH-KON-Aeschylean
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Aeschylean Tragedy
Name in Polish:	Aeschylean tragedy
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Humanities
Course groups:	Courses at UKSW
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	H1A_W01, H1A_W04, H1A_W05
Short description:	Introduction to Aeschylean drama. Subjects discussed will cover dramatic technique, use of entrances/exits, use of chorus, ideology, civic aspect, plot structure, etc.
Full description:	Aeschylus' legacy: the trilogy, the other dramas, the fragments Aeschylus and his contemporaries: between Phrynichus and Sophocles Aeschylean heroes, Aeschylean chorus Entering and exiting The uniqueness of Persae, the 'old fashioned' quality of Supplices The issue of Prometheus The trilogy
Bibliography:	Basic reference text: Loeb Classical Library edition of Aeschylus. A. Sommerstein's translation. Basic secondary literature: H. Lloyd-Jones, The Justice of Zeus H. Fraenkel Aeschylus: Agamemnon R.Winnington-Ingram Studies in Aeschylus T. Rosenmeyer The Art of Aeschylus
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	At the close of the course student will possess basic knowledge of early Attic drama with particular emphasis on Aeschylus. S/he will also be able to discuss some problems related to the individual character of Aeschylean drama, such as concept of justice, civic ideology, dramatic technique, character construction, religious dimension of tragic drama, etc.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Oral examination. Two questions: one concerning drama of choice, the other general issues 5: student capable of fluently discussing bothe general and specific issues with references to secondary literature not mentioned in the syllabus or handouts 4: student capable of discussing both general and specific issues but with bno references to anything beyond the basic literature 3. student capable to indicate chief traits of Aeschylean poetry with emphasis on the general. for 3.5/4.5 student displays some awareness of the existing academic works but no closer acquaintance with these
Practical placement:	not applicable

This course is not currently offered.

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