91633 |
LAT 207 Latin
Literature |
Benjamin Stevens |
M . W . . |
8:30 -9:50 am |
OLIN 102 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Literature A survey, via readings in English translation, of writings originally in Latin from antiquity, the medieval period, and the Renaissance, with consideration of their influence on contemporaneous and subsequent writing in Latin and other languages. No prerequisites; all readings and coursework in English. Students without Latin are encouraged to follow this survey of the literature with study of the language in Lat 107 (spring 2012); for students with sufficient Latin, optional concurrent tutorial on selected passages in the original. Class size: 22
91215 |
LAT 201
Intermediate Latin: Catullus |
James Romm |
M . . Th . |
7:00 -8:20 pm |
OLINLC 118 |
FLLC |
A review of Latin grammar and intensive survey of the poetry of Catullus, the greatest lyric poet of Republican Rome. Class size: 15
91216 |
LAT 301
Advanced Latin:Seneca & Nero |
James Romm |
M . W . . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
OLIN 304 |
FLLC |
This course will examine, through readings in Latin and English, the complex and tortured relationship between emperor Nero and his chief advisor, the philosopher Seneca. We will try to understand how a morally enlightened man like Seneca reconciled himself to the cruelties and abuses of Nero’s regime. Seneca’s own works will be our main concern, but short readings from Tacitus, Petronius and Suetonius will also help illuminate this bizarre collaboration. We will conclude by reading large portions of the tragedy Octavia, a Roman historical drama in which Seneca and Nero are both central characters. Translation from these texts will give students opportunities to sharpen reading skills and to review all aspects of Latin grammar and syntax. The course may be taken for either 300-level or 400-level credit, depending on the amount of preparation the student brings to it. Class size: 12
91283 |
LAT 404
Seneca and Nero |
James Romm |
M . W . . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
OLIN 304 |
FLLC |
See description above. Class size: 5