Classical Literature and its Projection in European Literature is an elective course of 6 credits included in different Degrees: Philology, English Studies and Basque Studies. This course is part of the European Literature and Culture module and can be taken in the third or fourth year.

It enables students to have a broader and deeper historical perspective of the Western literatures of their respective specialty: of their formal and conceptual kinship with the Greco-Latin classics, and of the echo of their different national interpretations over time.

It offers additional tools for students to understand and interpret in a more comprehensive way the classical authors of later European literatures, and thus be able to transmit them in turn to their own secondary school students if those who take this subject are dedicated to teaching.

Classical Literature and its Projection in European Literature is taught during the first four-month period and in the two official languages alternately: one academic year in Spanish and the following year in Basque.

-Competences of the European Literature and Culture Module



CM01 Ability to situate historically in the context of European culture the diverse manifestations of national literatures.

CM03 Read comprehensively, present orally, debate, critically evaluate, and write well-structured short speeches on issues related to the topics of European literature, culture and philosophy.

CM04 Relate specific literary knowledge to other artistic and humanistic areas.



-Competences of the G(r)ado in Philology

G004 To know and interpret culture and literature, its historical evolution and the theoretical and methodological currents of literary criticism.

G007 To relate specific knowledge related to Philology with other areas and disciplines.



-Basic competences of the EQF

MEC2 That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competencies that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.

MEC3 That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

- He/She is able to understand the relationship of classical Greco-Latin works with later European literature.

- He/She is able to reflect on the causes of the influence of classical texts in the European literary tradition.

- He/She is able to investigate the concepts of classic and tradition, as well as the mechanisms by which it is governed.

-He/She is able to make a comparative analysis of classical Greco-Latin works with later literary texts that recreate and update them.

- He/She is able to transmit and argue individually, orally and in writing, the knowledge acquired.

THEORETICAL CONTENTS

1. The legacy of Greece: general considerations and definition of concepts.

2. Greek literature: characteristics that help to explain its projection in European literature.

Genres and authors representative of the classical Greek tradition and its influence on later literature.

4. The legacy of Rome: general considerations and definition of concepts.

5. The literature of Rome: characteristics that help to explain its projection in European literature.

6. Genres and authors representative of the classical Latin tradition and its influence on later literature.

PRACTICAL CONTENTS

-Reasoned expositions by the teacher of the theoretical contents of the syllabus.

Comprehensive reading and guided analysis of texts of Greco-Latin literature that illustrate these contents.

-Discussions and formulation of questions that stimulate reflection on the distinctive features of the works studied and their value within the literature.

The course will be based on the following topics: -Discussions and questions that stimulate reflection on the distinctive features of the works studied and their value within Western literature.

-Comprehensive reading and guided analysis of texts of European literature that recreate classical literature.

Individual reading of representative works of Greco-Latin literature and its tradition.

-Practical activities on the theoretical contents of the subject.

The methodology used in the course and the activities designed for the acquisition by the students of the specific learning outcomes of the course are focused on their figure, are dynamic, and seek both the realization of autonomous work, as well as to promote cooperative work. It is a methodology that follows the indications of the cooperative and dynamic learning model, IKD, proposed by the UPV/EHU.

The feedback to the student will be done in a group way and preferably in class when it comes to group activities and tasks. In the case of individual assignments, feedback may also be given in groups if the assignment contains elements that recommend it; preferably it will be given personally either in tutorials or by sending an explanatory email.

Tutorials are understood as an integral and fundamental part of the student's training, therefore they play an important role in the learning process of the subject.

CLASS WORK

Each session will generally consist of a theoretical presentation on the contents of the Program, and the reading and commentary of texts that illustrate these contents.

The presence in the classroom of teacher and students will be used to work in groups and encourage student participation in the development of the sessions.

WORK OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Students must mainly carry out practical activities outside the classroom, reading texts and preparing homework; understanding and assimilating the theoretical contents explained in class is also part of the work outside the classroom.

TUTORIALS

They allow to solve individually the doubts that the students may have about the subject and to propose activities to improve their learning. They are not compulsory but they are useful.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 60
  • Individual works (%): 30
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10

The EVALUATION of this subject is MIXED and is carried out through:

1. Final written test: 60% of the grade of the subject.

This final exam is composed of two parts (1 of Greek Literature: 30% and 1 of Latin Literature: 30%) and consists of questions or text comments on the contents and works studied.

2. Continuous evaluation: 40% of the grade of the course.

It is carried out through written assignments (30%), which the teacher returns corrected to the student; and an oral presentation (10%). The nature of the assignments and the oral presentation will be determined at the beginning of the course.

The final grade is the sum of the scores obtained in the final written test and in the continuous evaluation activities. The requirements to pass the course are: to obtain a minimum grade of 5/10 in the exam and a grade of 4/10 in the continuous evaluation activities. Likewise, unless there is a justified cause, it is necessary to take all the evaluable tests: exam, compulsory assignments and oral presentation.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

In general, the learning results previously mentioned will be evaluated: which ones have been achieved and with what level of understanding and application.

In the final written test the following will be considered: knowledge, depth of ideas, personal reflection, correctness of style, argumentation.

In the written assignments: knowledge and its application to the topic of the assignment, personal reflections, association of ideas, originality, correctness of style, argumentation.

In oral presentation: expository clarity and fluency, adequacy of content to the topic of the presentation, structured discourse, time control, appropriate use of audiovisual resources.

REGULATIONS IN THE EVENT OF WAIVER OF CONTINUOUS AND/OR MIXED EVALUATION



The UPV/EHU regulations contemplate the evaluation through a single final test that accounts for 100% of the grade of the subject. All students have the right to be evaluated in this way, but in order to do so, they must waive the continuous evaluation. The regulations governing the evaluation of students in official undergraduate degrees state (Chap. II, Art. 8): “In any case, students will have the right to be evaluated through the final evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the continuous evaluation system. To this end, students must submit in writing to the faculty responsible for the subject the waiver of continuous assessment, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks for quarterly subjects and 18 weeks for annual subjects, counting from the beginning of the quarter or course respectively, according to the academic calendar of the center.

The teaching guide of the subject may establish a longer period” (https://www.euskadi.eus/y22-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/2017/03/1701311a.shtml).

REGULATIONS IN THE EVENT OF WAIVER OF THE ORDINARY EXAMS

In accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of the Regulations for Student Evaluation in Undergraduate Degrees: “In the case of continuous evaluation, if the weight of the test is greater than 40% of the grade for the subject, it will be sufficient not to take the final test for the final grade to be no-show or no-show. Otherwise, if the weight of the final test is equal to or less than 40% of the grade of the subject, the student may waive the call within a period that, at least, will be up to one month before the end date of the teaching period of the corresponding subject. This waiver must be submitted in writing to the faculty member responsible for the subject.” (https://www.ehu.eus/es/web/estudiosdegrado-gradukoikasketak/ebaluaziorako-arautegia).

The evaluation of the course in the extraordinary call will consist of a single final test that will account for 100% of the grade. The regulations in this regard can be consulted at: https://www.euskadi.eus/y22-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/2017/03/1701311a.shtml (Chap. II, Art. 9).

-A selection of classical Greek and Latin works and later works that recreate them, which will be specified at the beginning of the
four-month period.
-Theoretical presentations carried out in the classroom.
-Activities and exercises carried out during the semester.
-Materials deposited in eGela.

Basic bibliography

Highet, G., La tradición clásica. Influencias griegas y romanas en la literatura occidental, trad. esp. de A. Alatorre, 2 vols., México 1954 (y reimpr. posteriores) [= The Classical Tradition. Greek and Roman Influences On Western Literature, New York - Oxford 1949]

Gómez Espelosín, F. J., Los Griegos. Un legado universal, Madrid, Alianza, 2003.

Signes Codoñer, J. et alii (eds.), Antiquae lectiones. El legado clásico desde la Antigüedad hasta la Revolución francesa, Madrid, Cátedra, 2005.

Jenkyns, R. (ed.), El legado de Roma. Una nueva valoración, Barcelona, Crítica, 1995.

In-depth bibliography

AA. VV., Proyección de la mitología greco-latina en las literaturas europeas, Cuadernos de literatura griega y latina 6, Madrid, Ediciones Clásicas - Sociedad Española de Estudios Clásicos, 2007.
Bécares. V. - Pordomingo, F.- Cortés Tovar, R. - Fernández Corte, J.C. (eds.), La intertextualidad en las literaturas griega y latina, Madrid, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca - Ediciones Clásicas, 2000.
Bloom, H., El canon occidental, Barcelona 1995 (1ª ed. ingl. 1994).
Bolgar, R. R., The Classical Heritage and its Beneficiaries, Cambridge U.P. 1954.
¿¿¿, (ed.), Classical Influences on European Culture A.D. 500-1500, Cambridge 1971.
¿¿¿, (ed.), Classical Influences on European Culture A.D. 1500-1700, Cambridge 1976.
¿¿¿, (ed.), Classical Influences on Western Thought A.D. 1650-1870, Cambridge 1979.
Curtius, E. R., Literatura europea y Edad Media latina, Madrid-México 1976.
De Romilly, J., ¿Por qué Grecia?, Madrid 1997.
Dupont, F., La invención de la literatura, Barcelona, Debate, 2001.
Frenzel, E. Diccionario de argumentos de la literatura universal, Madrid, 1976
---, Diccionario de motivos de la literatura universal, Madrid, 1980.
García Gual, C., Sobre el descrédito de la literatura y otros avisos humanistas, Barcelona, Península, 1999.
García Jurado, F., Encuentros complejos entre la literatura latina y las modernas: una propuesta desde el comparatismo, Madrid, Asociación Española de Eslavistas, 1999.
Kallendorf, Craig W. (ed.), A Companion to the Classical Tradition, Oxford - Malden, MA, Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
Lida de Malkiel, M. R. La tradición clásica en España. Barcelona, Ariel, 1975.
Moormann, E. M. - Uitterhoeve, W., De Acteón a Zeus. Temas de mitología clásica en literatura, música, artes plásticas y teatro, Madrid 1997 / De Adriano a Zenobia, Madrid, Akal, 1998.

Journals

Estudios Clásicos (www.estudiosclasicos.org/publicaciones.htm#EClas), Cuadernos de Filología Clásica (UCM), Emerita.
Revista de Lingüística y Filología Clásica, Habis, Minerva, Veleia

Web addresses

http://lectoresaudaces.blogspot.com/ [un acercamiento nada académico a la literatura clásica presente en autores contemporáneos]
http://www.liceus.com/cgibin/aco/culc/index [portal de cultura y filología clásicas; acceso gratuito a algunos artículos]
http://clasicas.usal.es/portal_recursos/ [magnífica página de recursos en red para el mundo clásico de la Universidad de Salamanca]
http://interclassica.um.es/ [página de investigación y difusión del Mundo Griego y Romano Antiguo]
http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/index.htmlBrynMawrClassicalReview [publicación periódica de reseñas sobre monografías dedicadas a los estudios clásicos]
http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/biblioteka [Portal de la Biblioteca de la UPV/EHU, con acceso a interesantes recursos electrónicos].