Syllabus
The Trojan myth of Prince Aeneas and his coming to Latium in literature and in the arts.
2. The myth of the Founding of Rome, of the twins Romulus and Remus, in literature and the arts.
3. Roman Republican virtues in literature and the arts.
4. Contemplating the rhetoric skill and theoretic writings by Cicero.
5. Augustan reign and his personality as reflected in European and Bohemian history. Charles IV and Augustus.
6. Interpretatio Romana and the significance of Classical mythological narratives for European culture. Interpretatio Bohemica et Europea.
7. The reception of Roman mythology in European and Czech literature and arts.
8. Antiquity in Czech literature. Classical poetry in Czech translations and their literary criticism.
9. Woman in Classical mythology and history. The wife (matrona) as a Roman idol vs. worshipping the Christian woman and wife.
10. Classical traditions in social and political life in Bohemia. The “Sokol” movement.
11. The image of Antiquity in movies (in the Czech Lands, in Europe and overseas).
12. The image of Antiquity in historical fiction (in the Czech Lands, in Europe and overseas).
Annotation
This subject is taught in Czech.
During the course on Classical Traditions, also topics from ancient life, institutions and mythology that influenced European fine arts, literature and other areas of European culture, are looked at. For the grammar part, textbook by J. Kalivoda, Verba docent, exempla trahunt. Praha: Karolinum 2011, and J. Kepartová - R. Skopek, Praktická iLatina (https://publi.cz/books/494/index.html?secured=false#Cover) will be used. In the exercises focusing on language, students are encouraged to look at internationalisms coming from Latin roots, and read texts with historic backgrounds. They will also get to know some expressions from ecclesiastical Latin.
A prerequisite for Classical Traditions I is passing the exam in History of Antiquity, as the exercises on the Classical Traditions course do not concentrate on basic terms and themes but on deeper knowledge.