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Fourteen and Sixteen Week Courses
This 16 week course on Ovid will cover sections of the Metamorphoses, the Heroides, the Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei Feminae, the Fasti, the Ibis and finally the Tristia and the Epistulae ex Ponto. Each week we will look at the most important (and interesting) parts of the texts and consider them within the political and social context of Rome. Participants are welcome to present their own research, ideas and opinions on the texts during what will be a fascinating journey from Chaos and the beginnings of the world to the sad and desperate unhappiness of a genius banished from his beloved wife and city, to the ends of the Empire. The cost of this wide ranging, detailed, course is £295.
Saturday Seminars and Single Session Tutorials
This seminar tells the tale of the Trojan War from the women’s point of view. Drawing on literature, art and archaeology from the ancient world and the modern era we will stand side by side with the Trojan women as they stare their fate in the face.
Four and Six Week Short Courses
This intensive 4 week programme is designed for those who wish to take their academic writing to the advanced standard required at Masters' level. Practical sessions on scholarly writing will include syntax, synthesis, and style. Research methods, close reading of written and material evidence, methodologies and using theory is also included. Candidates’ level of grammar and punctuation will be individually reviewed.
Starting with the basics this course gradually builds into a working knowledge of Ancient Greek. This course assumes no prior experience. Please see further course details for the recommended course book.
This course builds on ‘Latin for Beginners’ and expands the working knowledge of Latin into more complex grammar and texts. Starting with the passive and subjective tenses, picking up at the beginning of Taylor's GCSE Latin II.
No prior knowledge or experience is needed to enjoy this course is a gentle introduction to Latin. Starting with basic Latin sentence structure and grammar, leading to the study of Latin texts to gain an insight into the world of Ancient Rome and those who lived there.
Ten and Twelve Week Courses
This course covers the comedies of Greece and Rome. The course begins by looking at Old Comedy in Ancient Greece through the works of Aristophanes before moving onto Middle Comedy with Menander. We then move onto New Comedy looking at Roman comedy through the works of Plautus and Terence, but will also consider the satires of Juvenal in order to consider if and how they fit into this genre.
On occasion, Dr Gina May is proud to present guest lectures from notable classicists and specialists through our system. Please select “Classes & Services” and “Guest Lectures” from the menu bar at the top of this page for further details.
For more information and to book places on any of these classes or events please go to:
https://www.ginamay.co.uk/
Email events@ginamay.co.uk
or telephone Gina on 07873-561560
You will need an internet connected computer with a good broadband service to be able to participate in our online courses. Please note that times quoted are in local time for the UK.
