The MA in Ancient Narrative Literature is the first of its kind in the world. It draws on world-level expertise to explore the various types of narrative produced in ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt.
Key Features of MA in Ancient Narrative Literature
This MA in Ancient Narrative Literature focuses on the narratives of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, both fictional and factual, in a variety of literary forms, including the novel, epic poetry, mythology, historiography, and biography. It is taught by a team of scholars associated with the KYKNOS research centre, whose research in this field is internationally recognised.
The Ancient Narrative Literature programme introduces students to the key concepts of literary and cultural theory connected with narrative and encourages them to explore new ways of reading ancient texts. As well as some of the classics of ancient literature, it also examines some less familiar texts that articulate the stories of sections of the ancient population marginalised by gender and social status.
The MA in Ancient Narrative Literature offers excellent preparation for students who intend to undertake further research in this exciting and rapidly developing area of Classical literature. Students will have the opportunity to begin or continue the study of Greek and/or Latin.
The College of Arts and Humanities has a Graduate Centre. The Graduate Centre fosters and supports individual and collaborative research activity of international excellence and offers a vibrant and supportive environment for students pursuing postgraduate research and taught masters study. The Centre provides postgraduate training to enhance academic and professional development and facilitates participation in seminar programmes, workshops and international conferences.
Modules
Modules on the MA in Ancient Narrative Literature may include:
- Narrative genres and theory
- Greek
- Latin
- Greek Texts
- Latin Texts
- Being Greek under Rome: Greek literature and culture in the Imperial Period
- Royal Space: The King and His Palace in the Ancient World
- Romance Refracted and novels renewed
- Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient World
- Saints and Sinners in Christian Late Antiquity
- Magic in the Ancient World: Exploring the Sources
- Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Rome
- Reading Academic German
Ancient Narrative Literature Course Structure
The full-time Ancient Narrative Literature course is split across the year offering three modules in each academic semester (a total of six modules) and then a dissertation over the summer. The dissertation component is written on a specialist research topic of your choosing.
Part-time students take three modules in the first year, three in the second year and write the dissertation in the third year.
Student Quote
"I studied at Swansea University for my Undergraduate degree and fell in love with the city, the university campus and the lecturers and supporting staff at the university. Deciding to do my MA in Ancient Narrative Literature here was therefore partly influenced by this. However, Ancient Narrative Literature at Swansea University was an attractive choice mostly because of the quality of the lecturers here. Both Professor John Morgan who is already a highly esteemed scholar within the area of the Ancient Greek novels and Dr Ian Repath who is a rising star in the same subject area make Swansea University the ideal place to study Ancient Narrative Literature at MA level."
Ida Meland, MA Ancient Narrative Literature
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