Elements of Classical Culture 3006-EKA1
The classes are aimed on the one hand at the analysis of the essential problem to understand the achivements of the Greek culture of early periods (the phenomenons which combine politics and customs, the history of institutions and the human mentality are examined, on the other hand at familiarizing the students with the various types of sources which are essential for the reconstruction of elements of the world of the ancient Greeks (various types of poetry, historiographical works etc.). We try to understand the specificity, research problems and above all the limitations of the various types of sources. This way we learn not only the research skill of the historian of antiquity (and of the historian in general) and also the limitations of their research methods. So the leitmotif of our work is the critical reading of both the ancient sources and contemporary studies and also critical consideration of our own research.
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Assessment criteria
The teacher’s appraisal of the student’s activity during the classes. The limit of allowed absences: 3.
Bibliography
Lectures:
Regardless of studies to each topics (see below) , during reading of each source text the students have to check all unknown names, proper names, technical terminology, geographical names (in the last case the students have to point out the proper place on the map of ancient world).
The following books will be helpful:
Encyklopedia sztuki starożytnej (Warsaw, many editions);
P. GRIMAL, Słownik mitologii greckiej i rzymskiej (Wrocław 1987);
Mała encyklopedia kultury antycznej. A-Z (Warsaw, many editions);
D. SACKS, Encyklopedia świata starożytnych Greków (Warsaw 2001);
Słownik pisarzy antycznych, edited by A. ŚWIDERKÓWNA (Warsaw, many editions). The systematic work with The Atlas of the Ancient History by L. Piotrowicz (Warsaw, many editions) is especially important.
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