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Graduate
Ε029: Christian Literature
(Mandatory by choice, 4-hour course, 4 credits )
Course content: 1. The Bible and its literary value. 2. The Bible as a literary source from ancient times to this day. 3. Analysis and interpretation of biblical themes and motifs in Modern Greek literature: a) Song of Songs: comparative approaches, literary translations and their reception by 19th and 20th century authors, b) The figure of Mary Magdalene, c) Symbols, motifs and images in European and Modern Greek literature from the book of Revelation.
As part of the course students may follow relative plays
Textbooks:
1α. Κ. Κεφαλεα, Μη μου άπτου! Η εικόνα της Μαγδαληνής στη νεοελληνική ποίηση, Ίνδικτος, Αθήνα 2004, σσ. 230.
1β. Δ. Κουκουλομmατη, Το Θείο στη νεοελληνική λογοτεχνία: Α. Ποίηση, εκδ. Έλλην, Αθήνα 1992, σσ. 253.
Course Dossier (available as pdf here)
Π058: Religious Themes of Modern Greek Literature
(Εlective, 4-hour course, 4 credits)
Course content:
1.
Introduction to the history of Modern Greek
literature including an outline of the major literary schools and
movements and reference to the most significant prose writers and
authors. 2. Study and
interpretation of religious themes, motifs and images of the Old and New
Testament in the work of Greek poets (Solomos, Palamas, Kavafis,
Sikelianos, Papatsonis, Seferis, Elytis, Empeirikos, etc.).
3. The religious feeling in
the work of major Greek authors.
4. The influence of foreign religious poems on Modern Greek
literature.
The students have the option to submit a paper and thus be exempt from the course exams
Textbooks:
1α. Κ. Κεφαλeα,, Οργή Θεού. Οι ελληνικές εκδοχές της «Ελεονώρας» του Μπύργκερ, Νεφέλη, Αθήνα 1999, σσ. 120
1β. M. Vitti, Ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας, εκδ. Οδυσσέας, Αθήνα 2003, σσ. 604
Course Dossier (available as pdf here)
Post Graduate
Special issues of Religious Literature (I΄ Sem. 2 hours) |
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