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COURSES - FALL 2008

LATIN

LAT101 Beginner's Latin
An introduction to the basic grammar and vocabulary of Latin designed to develop students' fluency in reading and understanding simple Latin prose and verse.
Lecturer Jacob Mackey
Class 1: 9-9:50am MTWTh (Mackey)-Firestone B06M
Class 2: 12:30-1:20pm MTWTh (Libby)-Firestone B06M

LAT105 Intermediate Latin: Catullus and His Age
This course aims at increasing facility in reading Latin prose and poetry. We shall read selections from two outstanding authors of the late Roman Republic, Caesar and Catullus.
Professor Yelena Baraz
Class 1: 9-9:50am MTWTh (MacLean)-Firestone B06L
Class 2: 12:30-1:20pm MTWTh (Baraz)-Haragon Hall G100C

LAT203 Introduction to Augustan Literature
A reading course in Augustan prose and poetry. The chief objectives are (1) to develop an ability to read and to appreciate Latin literature; (2) to become familiar with some of the literary themes of the age; and (3) to learn about the social and cultural world of Augustan Rome.
Professor Edward J. Champlin
Class 01: :  3:00-4:20pm MW - Chancellor Green 103
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lass 01A:   3:00-4:20pm MW - East Pyne 039

LAT232 Introduction to Medieval Latin
Selections from outstanding works of Latin prose and poetry from Late Antiquity to the Twelfth-Century Renaissance, particularly in the genres of history, epic, romance, and lyric. Our emphasis will be on the relations between medieval authorship and the education of men and women, with special attention to the transmission and reception of the literature and values of classical Antiquity.
Professor Janet Martin
Seminar: 1:30-2:50pm MW - Firestone B06L

LAT332 Roman Drama
We will read three plays by Plautus, chosen to illustrate the diversity of his work: Rudens, Pseudolus, and Amphitruo. Attention will be given to the techniques and context of comic production at Rome and to Plautus' place in the history of the genre.
Professor Andrew Feldherr
Seminar: 1:30-2:50pm MW - East Pyne 111

LAT333 Vergil's Aeneid
Books 1, 4 and 6 will be read in Latin; the entire work in English.
Professor Denis Feeney
Seminar:  3:00-4:20pm TTh - Scheide Caldwell 209
Seminar:  8:30-9:50am TTh - Scheide Caldwell 209

 

 

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