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