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The View from the Island: Greece and Rome in Britain

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Course Number: 
167
Department (unused): 
BRST
Description: 
<p>This course offers, through case studies, a stratigraphic overview of the reception of Greco-Roman literature and culture in the British Isles. It is not intended as a history or material culture course; rather, as a study in classical reception: that is, how Greek and Roman material has been transmitted, translated, excerpted, interpreted, rewritten, re-imaged and represented in Britain from the Roman conquest through to the present. After a week’s introduction to the British Isles from the point of view of antiquity, we concentrate on material from the 18th-21st centuries. Each class asks students both to see antiquity through the eyes of the work/authors/artists assigned and to critique that gaze from their own, contemporary perspective.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Christina Kraus
Subject Code (deprecated): 
BRST
Subject Number (unused): 
BRST167
Meeting Pattern (deprecated): 
TTh 10.00-12.15
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
31033
Instructor UPI (unused): 
11876715
Session (deprecated): 
1
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
YCHU
Syllabus Link: 
https://yale.instructure.com/courses/99631/assignments/syllabus
Subject Code (tax): 
BRST
Meeting Pattern (tax): 
TTh 10.00-12.15
Distributional Designation (tax): 
YCHU
Session (tax): 
1
Course Format (tax): 
YCHU
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Primary CRN: 
Primary CRN

BRST 167 (CRN: 31033)

Instructors: Christina Kraus
Dates: 1
Course Mode: YCHU
Meeting Times: TTh 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: YCHU

This course offers, through case studies, a stratigraphic overview of the reception of Greco-Roman literature and culture in the British Isles. It is not intended as a history or material culture course; rather, as a study in classical reception: that is, how Greek and Roman material has been transmitted, translated, excerpted, interpreted, rewritten, re-imaged and represented in Britain from the Roman conquest through to the present. After a week’s introduction to the British Isles from the point of view of antiquity, we concentrate on material from the 18th-21st centuries. Each class asks students both to see antiquity through the eyes of the work/authors/artists assigned and to critique that gaze from their own, contemporary perspective. (View syllabus)


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