Greek Culture

Code:

EP042

Acronym:

CG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Classical Studies

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EP	28	EP - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	19	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The study of political, social, religious and moral ideas of ancient Greeks, visible in some of their most important literary works, aims to deepen knowledge of the Greek matrix model of Western culture.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, students must be able to: 1. Situate the personalities and events of Greek history; 2. Recognise the fundamental values of Greek culture; 3. Identify and interpret the literary sources selected; 4. Present, critically, essential bibliography.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Greek Culture: 1. The Homeric poems and Hesiod: the foundations of Greek culture. 2. The Archaic period - the construction of the Greek world: polis and Pan-Hellenism. 2.1. Archaic poetry. 3. Culture and society in the Greek polis: Athens and Sparta. 4. Myth and Religion. 5. Classical theatre.

Mandatory literature

Arquíloco; Fragmentos Poéticos, , Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional / Casa da Moeda, 2008
Lourenço, Frederico (organização, tradução e notas);; Poesia Grega de Álcman a Teócrito, , Lisboa, Livros Cotovia, 2006
Górgias; Testemunhos e Fragmentos, Lisboa, Colibri, 1993
Sofistas; Testemunhos e Fragmentos, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2005
Grimal, Pierre; ; Dicionário de Mitologia, , Lisboa, Difel, 1992
Hornblower, Simon e Spawforth, Anthony (eds.); ; Oxford Classical Dictionary, , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003
Ferreira, José Ribeiro; ; Polis. Antologia de Textos Gregos, , Coimbra, Minerva, 1994
Homero; ; Ilíada, , Lisboa, Livros Cotovia, 2005
Homero; Odisseia, Quetzal Editores, 2018. ISBN: 978-989-722-438-6
Hesíodo; ; Teogonia. Trabalhos e Dias, , Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2005
Pereira, Maria Helena da Rocha (introdução, apresentação, tradução e notas); ; Sete Odes de Píndaro, , Porto, Porto Editora, 2003
Ésquilo; ; Oresteia, , Lisboa, Edições 70, 1992
Aristófanes;; As mulheres que celebram as Tesmofórias, , Lisboa, Edições 70, 2001
Sófocles; ; Tragédias, , Coimbra, Minerva, 2004
Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira; ; Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica. Cultura Grega, , Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2006
Rocha Pereira, Maria Helena; ; Hélade. Antologia da Cultura Grega, , Lisboa, Guimarães Editores , 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition syllabus' contents. Analysis and interpretation of selected texts. Discussion of themes prepared by students.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	45,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	45,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

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

Calculation formula of final grade

Assignments /reading reports: 90% Written tests and exam: 90%; work in the class: 10%
NB: Students who, for reasons foreseen in the rules, cannot undergo the distributed evaluation, will take a final exam that will count 100% for the calculation of the final classification.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.