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FALL (current):
• Greek
• Latin
SPRING (current):
• Classical
• Greek
• Latin
SPRING 2005
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. |
| Professor: Harriet I. Flower |
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Class 1: 9:00-9:50 am MTWTh-Scheide Caldwell
House 103 Class 2: 12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh - East Pyne 205 Class 2A: 12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh - East Pyne 039 |
| LAT108 - The Origins of Rome: Livy and Vergil |
| We will read selections from Livy and Vergil, the masters of prose and poetry respectively in the period of 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. |
| Professor: Andrew M. Feldherr |
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Class 1: 10:00-10:50 am MTWTh - Firestone
36-J Class 2: 12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh - East Pyne 027 |
| LAT 210 Invective, Slander, and Insult in Latin Literature |
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This course aims to build skills in reading literary Latin in a variety
of genres, both poetry and prose, while introducing students to an
important social function shared by many kinds of texts: Winning status
and prestige by slandering a rival. The kind of insult that wins over
an audience tells us much about Roman values in various realms of
public and personal behavior. |
| Professor: Robert A. Kaster |
| Seminar: 11:00- 2:20 pm MW - Scheide Caldwell House 203 |
| LAT 336 Epicureanism and Stoicism |
| This course will focus on the chief exponent of Roman Stoicism, Seneca the Younger, who lived and wrote in the mid-1st century CE. We will learn something about the basic tenets of Stoicism, with special emphasis on the Stoic understanding of the emotions and their relation to ethics. |
| Professor: Robert A. Kaster |
| Seminar: 1:30-2:50 pm MW - East Pyne 039 |
| LAT 338 Latin Prose Fiction |
| To study the two surviving novels in classical Latin, Petronius' "Satyricon" and Apuleius' "Metamorphoses", as works of literary genius, as major influences in Western fiction, and as documents of contemporary society. |
| Professor: Edward J. Champlin |
| Seminar: 3:00-4:20 pm MW - Chancellor Green 105 |
Updated
January 31, 2005 by Jilll