A Level Classical Civilisation
Course summary
Our course is made of three component groups: World of the Hero, Culture and the Arts, and Beliefs and Ideas. For students starting next year, World of the Hero will include excerpts in translation from Homer’s Iliad or Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid. For Culture and the Arts, you will study the Greek Theatre component, which will include excerpts in translation from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, Euripides’ Bacchae, and Aristophanes’ Frogs, as well as various visual and material sources. For Beliefs and Ideas, you will study the Politics of the Late Republic component, which will include excerpts in translation from Cicero’s In Verrem 1 (‘First Speech Against Verres’) and Letters.
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Assessment
1. The World of the Hero This is a compulsory component consisting of an in-depth study of one of Homer’s Iliad, Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid. This component is solely focused on the study of literature in translation. • H408/11 • 100 Marks • 2 hours 20 minutes • Written Paper • 40% of total A Level 2. Culture and Arts Learners must study one component in this component group, chosen from Greek Theatre, Imperial Image, Invention of the Barbarian and Greek Art. Components in this group involve the study of visual and material culture. In all except Greek Art this is combined with the study of literature in translation. • H408/21 / H408/22 / H408/23 / H408/24 • 75 Marks; 1 hour 45 minutes; written Paper • 30% of total A Level 3. Beliefs and Ideas Learners must study one component from this component group, chosen from Greek Religion, Love and Relationships, Politics of the Late Republic and Democracy and the Athenians. Components in this group involve of an area of classical thought, in combination with either the study of literature in translation or visual / material culture. • H40831 / H408/32 / H408/33 / H408/34 • 75 Marks; 1 hour 45 minutes; written Paper • 30% of total A Level.
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