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On completion of this module students should be able to:
* translate the text with confidence and accuracy;
* evaluate modern interpretations of the text;
* answer questions on specific points in the text;
* construct a relevant and analytical essay on the text.
Indicative Coursework Essay Titles
(a) ‘A bourgeois quarrel between an obtusely selfish man and an over-passionate woman’ (D.W. Lucas). How adequate is this as an account of Euripides’ Medea?
(b) ‘Medea is quite certain that the gods will support her punishment of Jason. And the final surprising appearance of the chariot of the sun seems to prove her right’ (Helene Foley). Discuss.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 18 |
Specified Learning Activities | 62 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 20 |
Total | 100 |
Students taking this module should have some experience of reading unadapted Greek texts.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 1,500-word essay. Students taking the module as part of a research degree programme shall do another class test instead of the essay. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Class Test: 50-minute test (translation and comment) | Week 5 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Class Test: 50-minute test (translation and comment) | Week 11 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students will receive detailed individual feedback on all their assignments.
Name | Role |
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Ms Suzanne Lynch | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 10:00 - 10:50 |