2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CLAS1311 Homer's 'Odyssey'

10 creditsClass Size: 150

Module manager: Dr Sarah Francis
Email: s.r.francis@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module introduces students to Greek epic poetry through detailed narrative study of this seminal work of western literature. The poem is studied in English translation (tr. M. Hammond, The Odyssey, London 2000). The module is worth 10 credits and runs in semester 1 only, with one lecture per week and two seminars during the course of the semester. For further information, visit us at the Electives Fair or contact the Department of Classics, situated on the first floor of the Parkinson Building, south end (email: classics@leeds.ac.uk; website: www.leeds.ac.uk/classics/; telephone: 0113 343 3537).

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will have been introduced to Greek Epic poetry through the detailed study of Homer's 'Odyssey', with particular emphasis on the poem's major themes and its place in the development of the epic tradition.

Syllabus

The module will cover the following topics: the Homeric poems and the oral tradition; the principal themes of the 'Odyssey'; the complexities of narrative structure in the poem; detailed study of major episodes; the importance of the 'Odyssey' in Epic tradition. The poem will be read in the English translation by E.V.Rieu, revised by D.Rieu (Penguin 1991).

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Seminar	2	1.00	2.00
Private study hours			88.00
Total Contact hours			12.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

88 hours - private study

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	An essay of not more than 1,500 words	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		40.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		60.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/03/2009

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