Course
Course 7.5 credits • RETN02
The course involves specialised study of the tradition of ideas of rhetoric based on the knowledge acquired by students in their first-cycle studies.
Teaching – spring semester 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect our education and most of the teaching must take place completely digitally until further notice. Pay attention to the information in the schedule and/or in Canvas – the information is continuously adjusted based on current decisions and recommendations.
The focus is on study of canonical texts in the subject. The course primarily deals with classical rhetoric up to and including the Renaissance. Special emphasis is placed on the sophists and Plato’s objections to rhetoric, the rhetorical system of Aristotle, Roman rhetoric represented by Cicero and Quintilian and the rhetoric of Western Christianity.
Programme affiliation: Part of Master's Programme in Language and Linguistics, Rhetoric
Study period:
spring semester 2021
Type of education:
only online
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2021-01-18 – 2021-03-23
Language of instruction:
English
Eligibility:
Must have passed the Bachelor´S degree course RETK13 or the equivalent. English 6/English Course B.
Application code:
LU-E5801
Application code:
LU-75971