Hobart
Introduction
Taking 'erotic text' in a broad sense, this unit explores the many functions - but especially the malfunctions - of desire in ancient literature. We will read some of Ovid's Heroides, fictional verse-letters written by heroines of Greek myth to their unfaithful lovers; a selection of love poetry ranging from Sappho to Roman elegy, in which erotic desire is represented as physical distress, as madness and disease; and Longus' second-century novel, Daphnis and Chloe, an ironic and playful study of human maturation and sexuality. We will also look at Plato's influential writings on the philosophical uses of desire, and some responses of later writers.
Summary 2020
Unit name | Desire and Disorder in the Erotic Text |
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Unit code | HTC339 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
Discipline | History and Classics |
Coordinator | Dr. Jonathan Wallis |
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Level | Advanced |
Available as student elective? | Yes |
Breadth Unit? | No |
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Prerequisites
25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any Faculty
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