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SPRING 2010

LATIN

LAT102 Beginner's Latin Continued:  Basic Prose
Continues Latin grammar from LAT 101. The second half of the semester will be devoted to reading continuous Latin poetry and prose.
Lecturer Katerina Tsolakidou
Class 1: 9-9:50 am MTWTh (Tsolakidou)
Class 2: 12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh (Master)

LAT103 Latin:  An Intensive Introduction
This is an intensive introduction to the Latin language: LAT 103 covers the material of LAT 101-102 in a shorter time through increased class time and drills. Students completing the course will be prepared to take LAT 105.
Professor Robert Kaster
Class:  12:30-1:20pm MTWTh
Drill:  12:30-1:20pm F

LAT108 The Origins of Rome:  Livy and Vergil
We will read selections from Cicero and Vergil, the masters of prose and poetry respectively in the age of Caesar and Augustus. Our objectives are: to develop the ability to read Latin with greater ease and enjoyment; to improve sight-reading skills; to experience the artistry of Latin prose and poetry; and to examine some of the questions associated with the Romans' interpretation of their history.
Lecturer Tom Zanker
Class 1: 10-10:50 am MTWTh (Zanker)
Class 2: 12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh (Gitner)

LAT205 Roman Letters
This class aims to improve students' ability to read good Latin prose for both comprehension and appreciation. We will observe three masters of Roman prose - Cicero, Seneca, Pliny - as they present themselves and their society in the most immediate of all prose forms, the letter.
Professor Edward J. Champlin
Seminar:  3:00-4:20pm MW

LAT334 Vergil's Eclogues and Georgics
Critical reading and literary analysis of Vergil's cycle of 10 pastoral poems Eclogues and of his poem on Nature and Farming Georgics.
Professor Damien Nelis
Seminar:  3-4:20pm TTh

LAT340 Roman Satire
Introduction to Roman verse satire. Satires of Horace and Juvenal are read, with selections from Persius and Lucilius. Topics include origins and development of satire in Rome, types of invective and persona of the satirist.
Professor Yelena Baraz
Seminar:  1:30-2:50pm MW


 

 

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