(in Polish) Poezja Lukrecjusza i neoterycy oraz ich recepcja do czasów współczesnych 4018-SEM38

The seminar will be devoted to reading of texts by Lucan, Seneca, Petronius and other authors from Nero’s times, with the aim of seeing how the reception of these authors changed from the time the works were written until contemporary times. The strategy of seminar work will be similar to that of the seminar in the 2007/08 academic year on the works of Horace, in 2008/09 on the works of Virgil, and in 2009/10 on the works of Ovid, considered from the perspective of their reception. The proportion between the time spent on interpreting the Latin originals and on investigating different trends of reception will depend to some extent on the participants. It will be important to see the degree to which the seminar participants want and are able to work on materials from different periods in the development of Polish and European culture. Participation in the seminar causes no obligation for the student or for the teacher regarding the writing of a master’s thesis. The possible supervision of a master’s thesis is subject to separate talks and will not necessarily be reflected in the seminar’s programme.
Apart from ancient authors, writers invoked during classes will include Dante, Shakespeare, and around twenty Polish, English, French, German and Italian poets and prose writers.
The course covers issues of communication in European culture through ancient texts. The order in which problems will be considered largely depends on how well the students are prepared and on how the discussion develops. The ultimate goal, however, is always an analysis of the trends in the reception of poetry from Nero’s times which are the most important for the European heritage. Preparing for discussions on indicated topics, students will make use of literary texts and source materials from other areas of culture which they will select themselves.
A report will be prepared after each seminar and sent to all the participants, as stock material and also the basis for questions and possible individual consultations with the teacher.