(in Polish) Ancient epistolography in theory and practice WH-KON-AncEpist
1. The problem of classification of epistolary writings and literature. Letter of epistles? What does ancient epistolography mean? The main structure of the letter.
2. Epistolography in the light of communication theory. Role of letters in ancient society.
3. Ways of writing and delivering letters in the past. Examples of preserved artefacts. What do the letters tell us about people and life in ancient time?
4. Practice of correspondence in ancient Near East. Analysis of selected examples from Babylon and Egypt.
5. An overview of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic epistolography.
6. Development of epistolography theory. Types of the letters. The particular structure of the letters. Epistolary formulas.
7. Epistolary theory and rhetoric. Letter writing in the Schools.
8. Greek and Roman letters.
9. Letter as the literary genre. Epistolary narratives in Ancient literature.
10. Editing of the letters in Antiquity.
11. Early Christianity letter writing in the framework of Ancient epistolography.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
After the course, the student should be able:
a) to define basic concepts of ancient epistolography
b) to explain the impact of the ancient epistolary practice and theory on contemporary language and communicative form.
Assessment criteria
The final test on the MSForms platform.
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