Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
Herodotus — Book VIII. (ed., Powell, C.U.P. or O.C.T. Vol. II.) Homer—Odyssey V-VI. (ed., Stanford, Macmillan.)
Aeschylus—Persae. (ed., Sidgwick, O.U.P.) EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers (one in Prose Composition and Unprepared Translation, one in Prescribed Authors, and one in Historical, Literary and Cultural Background).
З. GREEK PART III
Four lectures and one tutorial per week.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
For Greek Part II (ordinary degree) together with:
Demosthenes—De Corona. (ed., Goodwin, C.U.P. ) EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers (one in. Prose Composition and Unprepared Translation, one in Prescribed Authors, and one in Historical, Literary and Cultural Background).
4. LATIN PART I
Four lectures or tutorial classes per week for the day class, and three lectures for the evening class.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
Virgil—Aeneid V. (ed., Williams, O.U.P.) Virgil—The Aeneid. (Penguin.)
Mountford, J. F.—Bradley's Arnold Latin Prose Composition. (Longmans. ) Sállust—Catiline. (ed., Summers, C.U.P.) -
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers ( one in Prose Composition and Unprepared Translation, and one in Prescribed Authors and Roman History).
5. LATIN PART II
Four lectures or tutorials per week.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
Lucretius—Book V. (ed., Bailey, Oxford Classical Texts.) Seneca—Select Letters. (ed., Summers, Macmillan. ) Tacitus—Annals. Book XIV . (ed.,- Woodcock, Methuen.)
Lucretius-The Nature of the Universe. (Trans. Latham, Penguin.) EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers (one in Prose Composition and Unprepared Translation, one in Prescribed Authors, and one in Historical, Literary and Cultural Background ).
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ØssгcnL swnЕs 6. LATIN PART III Four lectures and one tutorial per week.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
As for Latin II ordinary degree together with:
Terence-Phormio. (ed., Sloman, O.U.P. ) EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers ( one in Prose Composition and Unprepared Translation, one in. Prescribed Authors, and one in Historical, Literary and Cultural Background).
Group 1(д) i.
181. CLASSICAL ROME A course of two lectures and one tutorial per week.
SYLLABUS
Roman history from the earliest times to the death of Hadrian with particular emphasis on the evolution and structure of Roman society. A detailed study of life in Rome during a particular period based on the reading of texts in translation and including the study of philosophic thought and education in this period. Literature, involving detailed study.of prescribed texts in translation. Painting and the chief forms of Roman Art with some attention to the Greek antecedents and including a more detailed study of the Roman Forum and Roman relief sculpture.
BOOKS
Prescribed books:
(a) Cary
1.—History
of Rome. (Macmillan.)Harvey, P.
—
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. ( O.U.P. ) Cowell, F.R.-Cicero
and the Roman. Republic. (Pelican.) Rostovtzeff,1.—Rome.
( Galaxy, О.U.Р. )(b ) Literature.
Lucretius—The Nature of the Universe ( trans.,. R. Latham ). ( Penguin. ) : . Virgil—Aeneid (trans., C. D. Lewis ). ( Hogarth Press.)
Tacitus—The Annals of Imperial Rome ( trans., M. Grant ). (Penguin.)
A list of books recommended for reference in each section of the course will be issued. .
EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.
HONOURS DEGREE
A. SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES ( For possible combinations with this school
see
p. 220.)1. The course for the degree with honours in the school of Classical Studies comprises the following subjects:
Greek parts I, II, III and IV Latin parts I, II, III and IV Comparative Philology
in accordance with the details set out below or, in the case of Greek part I, under thе ordinary degree.
A candidate in this school must take these nine subjects and one additional subject to be done in the First Year. The choice of this subject must be approved by the professor.
All candidates in the school of Classical Studies are required to consult the professor of Classical Studies at the beginning of their course.
Except with the permission of the faculty, no candidate for honours in school A or Combined Courses may sit for examination without completing the essay work and exercises, and attending tutorial classes in the subjects of the school. . .
2. In their First Year, candidates will take Greek part I (pass or bons), Latin part (hons ), and the additional subject. Admission to the higher years of the course I is conditional upon satisfactory performance in this First Year, and students must
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be approved by the faculty of Arts as candidates for the degree with honours before entering the Second Year of the honour school.
A student who has not attempted honours in Latin part I but who, at the end of the First Year, wishes to enter the honour school, must make special application to the faculty ( through the sub-dean) for permission to do so. If such permission is granted, the faculty will prescribe what further work must be completed before the student is allowed to proceed to the final examination.
In their Second Year, candidates will take the honour courses in Greek part II and Latin part II, and in their Third Year, the honour courses in Greek part III and Latin part III, and in their Fourth Year the honour courses in Greek part IV and Latin part IV.
Comparative Philology will be taken in either the Third or Fourth Year according to the year in which the lectures in this subject are delivered. In the alternate years, when lectures are not offered in Comparative Philology, lectures will be given in Imperial Rome and Early Creek Philosophy as part of Latin part III or part IV and Greek part III or part IV.
Candidates for honours will be required, unless exempted by the professor, to submit one essay at the beginning of first term in each of their Second and Third Years.
3. Candidates will be examined in the subjects of Greek part II and Latin part II at the annual examination at the end of the Second Year.
4. At the end of the Third Year candidates will be examined in Unseen Trans- lation from Greek and Latin. They will also be examined in Greek and Latin Prose Composition and special studies prescribed for the Third Year unless exempted by the professor as a result of satisfactory work during the first two terms. They will also take part I of the final examination.
5. The final examination in the school of Classical Studies will be held in two parts, part I at the end of the Third Year, part II at the end of the Fourth Year.
Part I
1. Prescribed Greek texts.
2. Prescribed Latin texts.
3. Either Comparative Philology or Imperial Rome and Early Greek Philosophy ( according to the year in which lectures are given).
Part II
1. Translation into Greek prose, with questions on Historical Syntax.*
2. Translation into Latin prose, with questions on Historical Syntax.*
3. Greek Unseen Translation.
4. Latin Unseen Translation.
5. Latin Literature.
6. Greek Literature.
7. Either Comparative Philology with questions in Historical Syntax, or Imperial Rome and Early Greek Philosophy (according to the year in which lectures are given).
As part of part II of the final examination each student must also complete and hand in, on the first day of the third term, an essay of not more than 9,000 words on to approved subject.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS SYLLАВUs
The syllabus for each part of Greek I to III (hofs) and to Latin Ito III (hens ) includes:
(i) Prescribed Authors;
( ii) Accidence, Syntax and Prose Composition;
(ill) Unprepared Translation;
(iv) Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies.
Each examination on prescribed authors may include questions on section (iv ) of the syllabus.
In addition to the sections of the syllabus listed above, honours students are required to do the special studies listed below under the several subjects.
• When Comparative Philology falls in part II of the final examination, papers 1 and 2 will Sot include questions on historical syntax.
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BOOKS REQUIRED
Students are required to own all the books for Latin or Greek set out in the instructions for these subjects for the ordinary degree and also
For Greek: Smyth, H. W.—Greek Grammar. ( Harvard U.P., 1959.) For Latin: Woodcock, E. C.—A New Latin Syntax. ( Methuen.)
1. GREEK PART I
(Ions)
Three lectures and two tutorial classes per week.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:.
The Fall of Athens: Selections from Xenophon'в "Helleniea". (ed., Horn, Macmillan.)
Scenes from Euripides' "Rhesus" and "Helen'. (ed., Kennedy & Davis, Macmillan.)
Aeschylus,—Persae. (ed., Sidgwick, 0.U.P. ) EXAMINATION
Three 3-hour papers ( one in Prose Composition, one in Unprepared Translation and one in Prescribed Authors).
2. GREEK PART II (
Ions )
Three lectures and one tutorial class weekly.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
As for Greek part II ( ordinary degree)
.
Special study:
Additional reading for 1964:
Selections from:
Homer—Odyssey XIII-XVIII. (ed., Stanford, Macmillan.) EXAMINATION
Four 3-hour papers ( one in Prescribed Authors, one in Prose Composition, one in Unprepared Translation and one in Historical, Literary and Cultural Background).
3. GREEK PART III
(Ions)
Four lectures and two tutorial classes per week.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks for 1964:
As for Greek part III (ordinary degree).
Special studies:
(i) A Special Study prescribed by the professor.
(ii) Greek Historical Syntax.
(iii) Additional reading for 1964:
Selections from:
Homer-Odyssey XIII-XVII1. (ed., Stanford,, Macmillan.) EXAMINATION. (a) For part I of the final examination:
Prescribed Creek authors: one 3-hour paper.
Candidates: The Honours School of Classical Studies should note that they are required to offer Comparative Philology in 1964.
(b) Annual examination:
1. Creek unprepared translation: one 3-hour paper.
2. One 3-hour paper in Greek Prose Composition and Historical Syntax, and one 3-hour paper in the Special Study, unless exempted from one or both of these papers by the professor as a result of satisfactory work during the first two terms.
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