Exile

CAHE39252 Exile 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 3 Maria-Ruth Morello Unit coordinator Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology & Egyptolog 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course is devoted to the study of exile in the late Republic and early Empire, and gives students an opportunity to read a wide variety of contemporary sources (in both prose and poetry) which describe the experience of absence from Rome. Special attention will be paid initially to the historians’ treatments of exile and to the development of patriotic feeling and national identity in the city of Rome itself. Subsequently, students will read and analyse the letters and other works of poets and public figures who endured exile or temporary absence of any other kind from the City of Rome.Topics to be covered include:• changing conceptions of the patria• the experience of alienation within the city itself• the symbolic significance of Rome’s city centre• the importance of philosophy for a life in exileAuthors to be read include Livy, Cicero, Ovid and Seneca. All texts will be read in English translation. This course is devoted to the study of exile in the late Republic and early Empire, and gives students an opportunity to read a wide variety of contemporary sources (in both prose and poetry) which describe the experience of absence from Rome. Special attention will be paid initially to the historians’ treatments of exile and to the development of patriotic feeling and national identity in the city of Rome itself. Subsequently, students will read and analyse the letters and other works of poets and public figures who endured exile or temporary absence of any other kind from the City of Rome.Topics to be covered include:• the relationship between individual and community• the experience of alienation within the city itself• the symbolic significance of Rome’s city centre• the importance of philosophy for a life in exileAuthors to be read include Livy, Cicero, Ovid and Seneca. All texts will be read in English translation. In addition to the basic set texts from Cicero, Ovid and Seneca, students taking the ‘Exile’ course unit at Level 3 will read a selection of additional exilic texts (including selections from Favorinus, Plutarch, Musonius Rufus) This course aims to:• provide an introduction to the experience of exile in the Roman world in the 1st century BC and 1st century AD;• introduce students to detailed and in-depth study of poetic and epistolary texts written in response to the experience of exile;• enable the appreciation of the main lines of criticism on literary texts about exile and to encourage students to develop critical skills by analysing a range of key texts;• introduce students to advanced philosophical approaches to the experience of exile and alienation. By the end of this course students will have/be able to:• demonstrate detailed knowledge of a variety of ancient accounts of exile and alienation;• demonstrate understanding of the political and social factors governing the literary response to exile in Rome of the 1st century BC – 1st century AD;• demonstrate critical skills for the reading of ancient texts;• demonstrate understanding of philosophical approaches to the experience of exile. By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li> display knowledge of, and appreciation for the range of exilic texts in antiquity;</li> <li> understand how to apply this knowledge in other historical and literary course units relating to the Greek or Roman worlds;</li> <li> demonstrate awareness of the key and characteristic features of exilic texts from the Greek and Roman worlds;</li> <li> become familiar with the main methodologies for the study of ancient exilic texts.</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li> develop critical acumen and the ability to evaluate primary texts and secondary scholarship;</li> <li> develop analytical skills and an ability to apply evidence to problems and use it to build logical arguments;</li> <li> develop analytical skills and improve written and oral expression of ideas.</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li> gain experience reading and writing about ancient texts of different kinds;</li> <li> develop enhanced essay writing skills;</li> <li> feel comfortable articulating ideas and contributing to group discussions.</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li> demonstrate improvements to verbal and written expression;</li> <li> demonstrate improvements to the organisation of personal study;</li> <li> demonstrate improvements to the use of IT resources.</li></ul> Analytical skills Group/team working Oral communication Written communication 0 Other 100% <figure class="table" style="width:500px;"><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td>Task</td><td>Weighting</td></tr><tr><td>Essay</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Exam</td><td>50%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>  <ul> <li> Written feedback on formative and summative assessment (see above);</li> <li> Additional one-to-one feedback (during the consultation hour or by making an appointment).</li></ul> BA(Hons) Classical Studies BA (Hons) Classical Studies Third Year Optional BA(Hons) Classics BA (Hons) Classics Third Year Optional BA(Hons) Classics BA(Hons) Classics (course 2) Third Year Optional Y <ul> <li> Claassen, Jo-Marie (1999) The Literature of Exile from Cicero to Boethius, Duckworth and BCP</li> <li> Edwards, C. (1996) Writing Rome: Textual Approaches to the City, Cambridge</li> <li> Ovid, The Poems of Exile, tr. P. Green, Harmondsworth 1994</li> <li> Seneca, Dialogues and Letters, tr. C.D.N. Costa, Harmondsworth 1997</li></ul> Lectures 22 Seminars 11 0 167