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SPRING 2007

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:  Spencer Cole
Class 1: 9:00-9:50 am MTWTh - Firestone 3-8-J
Class 2: 12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh - East Pyne 039

LAT103 Latin:  An Intensive Introduction
This is an intestive introduction to Latin grammar. It covers in one semester material usually done in the standard two-semester introductory sequence (LAT 101/102). Students who complete LAT 103 move on to LAT 105 in the fall and then LAT 108, thereby completing in three semesters the usual four-course introductory sequence. This course aims at providing a reading knowledge of Latin, quickly.
Professor Joshua T. Katz
Class: 9:00-9:50 am MTWThF - 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 Harriet I. Flower
Class 1:  10:00-10:50 am MTWTh - East Pyne 233
Class 2:  12:30-1:20 pm MTWTh - Firestone 3-8-J
Class 2A:
12:30-1:20pm MTWTh - McCosh 34

LAT203 Introduction to Augustan Literature
A reading course in Augustan prose and poetry based on selected readings from Livy and Ovid. The chief objectives are (1) to develop an ability to read and to appreciate Latin verse and prose literature; (2) to become familiar with the literary themes of the age; and (3) to learn about the social and cultural world of Augustan Rome.
Professor Mark Buchan
Class:  11:00am-12:20pm TTh - Chancellor Green 105

LAT330 Cicero
To acquaint students with Cicero as a statesman and man of letters. Selections from his orations, philosophical works, and letters will be read. We will focus Cicero's attempts to articulate a vision for Rome's future in his De re publica, Pro Sestio, and contemporary letters.
Lecturer:  Spencer Cole
Seminar: 3:00-4:20 pm MW - Firestone 3-8-J

LAT335 Roman Literature:  Roman Elegy from Catullus to Ovid
We shall study the origins, development, significance, and decline of Roman love elegy as a genre. Selected readings from the major elegists, with emphasis on the poems of Propertius and Ovid.
Professor Janet M. Martin
Seminar:  3:00-4:20pm TTh - Firestone 3-8-J

 

 

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