Welcome
to HELLENISTIC POETRY (HONOURS) Semester 2 2008-2009
Aphrodite playing with Eros
(325-300 BCE) (WorldArt Kiosk)
Scholar with head of an
Ass (Hellenistic) (WorldArt Kisok)
NEW!
Please see Assessments Section for Week 3 Response Questions
The aim of
this course is to study Hellenistic Poetry by examining the works of the
period's three major poets: Callimachus, Apollonius and Theocritus. Particular
attention is paid to literary innovations and the interpretive
issues that arise from them.
Hellenistic Poetry is open to 3rd
year and 4th year students and visiting students.
Make sure to access & read the course handbook
via the links on the right.
Please use the links on the right to navigate
around this site.
TEACHING
ARRANGEMENTS
Thursday 1pm- 3pm
G.09 New Medical Building, Doorway 4, Teviot
Place
Accessibility
We welcome disabled students (including those
with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia)
and are working to make all our courses accessible.
If you wish to talk to a member of academic staff
about the course requirements and your particular
needs please contact Dr. Judith Green, Judith.Green@ed.ac.uk
Room 308, William Robertson Bldng, 0131-650
3762.
The Hellenistic Poetry web pages are maintained
by Stephanie Winder.
Please contact stephanie.winder@ed.ac.uk
if you have questions or suggestions.
Classics
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
University of Edinburgh
Doorway 4
Teviot Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 3580/2
Fax: +44 (0)131 651 1783
Email: classics@ed.ac.uk
