HSAXO0615U HELGA. Understanding ancient literature

HELGA. Understanding ancient literature

The term Ancient novel refers to a less-known literary genre with clear features that have been significantly redefined by Greek and Latin authors between I and IV centuries.

Through a focus on this genre and the reading of translated texts, the course aims to provide an in-depth exploration of late antique Greek and Latin literature. By analyzing and discussing selected representative texts, the course will examine the literary, stylistic and cultural characteristics of the genre, as well as the distinctive features of individual works.
In the first part of the course, we will analyze the common traits among the works under consideration, as well as the challenges these novels present in terms of classification, reception, dissemination, and critical interpretation.
In the second part, we will conduct an in-depth analysis of specific texts—read independently by the students—to explore their unique characteristics and examine how each author adapts the genre’s defining features.

OBS:
Forskningsområde indgår som en integreret del af:
- Metode 2: dokumentation og analyse (Arkæologistuderende, 2. semester)
- Forhistorisk Arkæologisk metode 3: kritik og formidling  (Forhistorisk arkæologistuderende, 4.semester)
- Klassisk arkæologi: kulturmøde (Klassisk arkæologistuderende, 4. semester)
- Hverdagslivets kulturhistorie (Etnologistuderende, 2. semester)
- Græsk-romersk arkæologi og kunsthistorie (Græsk- og latinstuderende, 2. semester)
- Sprogkundskab (Græsk- og Latinstuderende, 6. semester)
Blanketnavn: HELGA, Forskningsområde, forår 2026

- Område 2 (Historiestuderende, 2. semester)
Blanketnavn: Historie, BA, 2.semester: Forskningsområde, forår 2026

- Global history (Historiestuderende, 4. semester)
Blanketnavn: Historie, BA, 4.semester: Forskningsområde, forår 2026
Se Historie, BA, lektionskatalog forår 2026.