090098 VO Introduction to Culture, Literature and Society of the Late Antique (2017W)

Students will do best who attend the lectures and read the required texts attentively in advance. The teacher enjoys a pro-active audience, so students are encouraged to ask questions. Careful philological preparation of the readings as well as critical thinking about general issues will be required to do well on the exam, which will include short identifications, an essay, and translations (or a “gobbet” (interpretation of a text in translation) for those enrolled for the course as Erweiterungscurriculum). Most of the required readings will be in Latin, but it should be possible to follow the course without ancient languages provided one can read both English and German. If you plan to take the course for Erweiterungscurriculum, please notify the instructor right at the beginning of the course!