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LATN4101: Research Skills in Latin Literature
2025 unit information
Deepen your expertise in Latin poetry through in-depth study of one or more important text. Close engagement with relevant scholarship will give you advanced understanding of the latest research techniques and methodologies for the study of Latin poetry. You will develop your skills as an independent literary critic, engage in intensive in-class discussion, and explore authors such as Lucan, Catullus, Seneca or Virgil. Advanced language skills will be developed by close reading of original material and tested by periodic exercises in unseen translation.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Critically analyse the Latin poetry of Republican Rome, paying close attention to poets’ use of language to construct meaning
- LO2. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of one or more genres of Latin poetry
- LO3. Demonstrate competence in the terminology and theory used in the academic study of Latin literature
- LO4. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which Latin literature reflects the cultural and political concerns of Roman society
- LO5. Construct and defend coherent and valid evidence-based arguments about Latin literature and its interpretation
- LO6. Demonstrate high-level skills in critical thinking, and the ability to work independently and creatively
- LO7. Translate the Latin poetry of Republican Rome accurately into English
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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