Language registers in Roman satire (Phd)

Pre-requisites: Finished M.A. studies

Course objectives: Fulfilling knowledge on Roman satire as literary type and its language specifics; enabling for independent scientific work in that field.

Course description: Depending on interest of the student on Phd studies, one of the authors of the Roman satire is read or two are comparatively studied; literary types are being studied which are sources for Roman satire, its language registers, its stylistic and thematic (motive) polyvalence.

Learning Outcomes: The ability to apply acquired knowledge on writing the thesis and further scientific work.

Literature/Reading:

• S. Morton Braund, Juvenal Satires book I, Cambridge 1996. E. Courtney, A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal, London 1980 M Coffey, Roman Satire, London, New York 1976.
• S. Morton Braund, Juvenal Satires book I, Cambridge 1996. E. Courtney, A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal, London 1980 M Coffey, Roman Satire, London, New York 1976.