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Reading Ancient Literature

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By: Helen Dasaolu
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Decks in this class (15)

Lecture 1/2 - What is Ancient Literature and Why Read it?
Subaltern groups,
Canonical 2,
What is literature
7  cards
Lecture 3 - Reading Strategies and Practices
Implicit ideologies,
Biographical reading,
Instrumental texts
7  cards
Lecture 4 - Reading for plot and for charachter
Plot 2,
Character,
Features of oral narratives 3
9  cards
Lecture 5 - Themes and Motifs
Theme,
Motif,
Metis
5  cards
Lecture 6 - Language, style and register
Style,
Register,
Ranges of diction
7  cards
Lecture 7 - Imagery and Symbolism
Imagery 2,
Metaphorical,
Simile 2
10  cards
Lecture 7a - close reading
Close reading,
Anaphora,
Antithesis
9  cards
lec 8
Genre,
Example of conventions 4,
Classification of genre 3
15  cards
Lecture 9 - reading for the message - literature and ideology
Ideology,
Values,
Typical focuses of ideological re...
5  cards
Lecture 10 - Voice and Persona
0  cards
Lecture 11 - Performance and reception
0  cards
Lecture 12 - Introduction to the study of Narrative
0  cards
Lecture 13 - Allusion and Intertextuality
0  cards
Lecture 14 - Patronage power and propaganda
0  cards
Lecture 15 - Identity and Post imperialism
0  cards

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