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2108921 - Homerovi epovi

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Course title
Acronym 2108921
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    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 3.0 Status
      Condition No prerequisite. Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal The objective of the course is to provide a basic level of general and special knowledge in the field of Homerology. The acquisition of knowledge takes place in three aspects: contextual-cultural, literary-theoretical and hermeneutic-aesthetic. From a contextual-cultural point of view, the aim of the course is to look at the peculiarity of the creation of Homer's epics, as well as their complex mythological-religious, historical and cultural context. In terms of literary theory, the aim of the course is to get to know the structural, narrative, genre and poetic features of Homer's epics, through modern methodological organs. From a hermeneutic-aesthetic point of view, the aim of the course is to acquire the ability to perceive the multi-layered meanings of the Iliad and the Odyssey and to perceive the nature of their timeless poetic value.
      The outcome After studying the subject, students will acquire the knowledge and abilities needed to analyze Homer's epics in a competent manner, as well as to recognize their intertextual role in individual works of art, various genre and disciplinary designations, as well as in cultural flows and formations. They will also acquire the ability to see these epics in different contexts and to creatively connect them with various cultural phenomena of later eras, including the contemporary one.
      Contents
      URL to the subject page http://www.fil.bg.ac.rs/wp-content/uploads/studProg/oktk/OK-Homerovi-epovi.pdf
      Contents of lectures Contextual introduction - historical-cultural overview of the Mycenaean and "Homeric" eras; Cretan Linear B script; Hittite culture; historical-archaeological overview of the topic of Homeric epics. The Homeric question - the Parry-Lord and Gregory Nagy hypotheses. General features of Homer's poetics: formulaic expressions; permanent epithet. Fable and parafabulative segments; the world of comparison - structure and function, ideological-gnomic value. The phenomenon of inspiration - the cult of the Muses; ontological status and purpose of poetry in epic autopoetics; Narrative forms and the status of the narrator; the narrative scheme of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The world of the gods – evolution, Mycenaean proto-forms; the ontological status of the Homeric hero; Analysis of the Iliad - the motif of Achilles' anger (mēnis) and aretic ethics; objectification of women; basic modalities of relationship between gods and humans; the concept of ekphrasis; semantics and symbolism of Achilles' shield; the concept of fate; understanding of death and mortality. Analysis of Odysseus - the complexity of Odysseus' character; the relationship between real and unreal spaces; ontological diversity of singing; katabasis as an epic motif; intertextual review (Epic of Gilgamesh, Aeneid) and eschatological concepts.
      Contents of exercises
      Literature
      1. Albin Lesky, History of Greek Literature, pp.23-95
      2. John Chadwick, The Mycaenean World
      3. Erwin Rhode, Psyche: The cult of Souls and the Belief in Immortality among the Greeks
      4. Gregor Nagy, The Best of the Acheans (Original title)
      5. The Cambridge Companion to Homer (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      2
      Methods of teaching Lectures, discussions, oral presentations by students.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 10 Test paper 70
      Practical lessons Oral examination
      Projects
      Colloquia 20
      Seminars