Greek Literature

Code:

LLC087

Acronym:

LITGRE

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EPL	4	Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	1	Joint Language Plan-Portuguese/Classical Languages	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Consolidate and strengthen knowledge of the language;
- Familiarise students with texts by Cicero, Sallust and Catullus, and with the socio-cultural context in which they were produced;
- Encourage the quality of translation.

Program

1. Revise and strengthen the knowledge of morphology and syntax:
1.1. Particular cases of nominal and pronominal inflexion.
1.2. Conjugation of irregular verbs.
1.3. Systematisation of the notions on agreement and government.
1.4. Syntax of completive and subordinate circumstantial prepositions.
2. Historical grammar.
2.1. Phonetics: ablaut, syncope, rhotacism, evolution of diphthongs.
2.2. Morphology: formation of cases and degrees of adjectives.
3. From Latin to Portuguese: etymology and semantics.
4. Translation of selected texts by Cicero, Cicero, Sallust and Catullus.

Mandatory literature

HORNBLOWER, Simon - SPAWFORTH, Anthony (eds.); Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 2003
LESKY, Albin; História da Literatura Grega, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1995
EURÍPIDES; Electra, Liga dos Amigos de Conímbriga e Ediciones Clasicas, 2004
GRIMAL, Pierre; Dicionário de Mitologia, Difel, 1992
EURÍPIDES; As Troianas, Edições 70, 1992
BURKERT, Walter; Mito e Mitologia, Edições 70, 1991
HOMERO; Ilíada, Livros Cotovia, 2005
HOMERO; Odisseia, Livros Cotovia, 2003
LOURENÇO, Frederico (organização, tradução e notas); Poesia Grega de Álcman a Teócrito, Livros Cotovia, 2006
EURÍPIDES; Orestes, INIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Científica e Centro de Estudos Clássicos e Humanísticos da Universidade de Coimbra, 1982
EURÍPIDES; Helena, Festea - Festival de Teatro de Tema Clássico, 2005
GÓRGIAS; Testemunhos e Fragmentos, Colibri, 1993
Sofistas - Testemunhos e Fragmentos, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2005
ROCHA PEREIRA, Maria Helena da; Hélade. Antologia da Cultura Grega, Edições ASA, 2003
GRAVES, Robert; Os Mitos Gregos, Publicações D. Quixote, 2006
ROCHA PEREIRA, Maria Helena; Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica. Cultura Grega, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2006
BUXTON, Richard; Imaginary Greece. The Contexts of Mythology, Cambridge University Press, 1994

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes: expository method; translation and back-translation exercises.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	2,00		2011-02-12
	Trabalho escrito	52,00		2011-02-12
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	52	2011-02-12
	Total:	52,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation in classes: 30%
Written tests: 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations