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Reading Course Latin: Politics and Satire. Seneca: Apocolocyntosis

Lateinischer Lektürekurs: Politik und Satire. Senecas Apocolocyntosis

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Anna Broger
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Abstract

The general topic of the course is Seneca's Apocolocyntosis, a satire about the deceased Roman emperor Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD). On the basis of didactically prepared texts the ambiguous figure of Claudius as well as aspects of might and reign are examined.Students mostly prepare the texts at home for class discussion. Furthermore, important topics of basic grammar are reviewed (exercises).

Objective

Students gain an understanding of various aspects of a new topic and are able to analyse and contrast these aspects within a wider context. Participants reactivate, review, and improve their language skills (vocabulary, morphology, morphosyntax) by applying these skills to texts and in exercises (translation competence, text analysis).

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Lecture Notes

Die im Kurs verwendeten Unterrichtsmaterialien werden den Teilnehmenden zugestellt bzw. in den Stunden verteilt oder auf einer elektronischen Unterrichtsplattform verfügbar gemacht.Siehe auch:www.annebroger.ch/wordpress

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General Information

Language
German
Levels
DS
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Lateinischer Lektürekurs: Politik und Satire. Senecas Apocolocyntosis
**Kurs vom Sprachenzentrum der UZH und der ETH Zürich** Mehr Infos unter:
  • Wed 16:15-18:00
  • Wed None-None
2 h weekly

Offered In

  • GESS Science in Perspective (Only the courses listed below will be recognized as "GESS Science in Perspective" courses. Further below you will find courses under the category "Type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. During the Bachelor’s degree Students should acquire at least 6 ECTS and during the Master’s degree 2 ECTS. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
    • Language Courses of the UZH and ETH Zurich (Please be advised that your online-registration at the language centre of UZH and ETH Zurich has to be simultaneous ( ) as otherwise your registration for the course will not be valid. There is a course fee of CHF 80.-. Except for: Greek Basic Courses, Heureka and Reading Course Latein. A maximum of three credits from language courses may be recognised. In addition, only advanced courses (level B2 upwards) in the European languages English, French, Italian and Spanish are recognised. German language courses are recognised from level C2 upwards.)