91452

LAT 101 Beginning Latin I

Lauren Curtis

M T W Th .

10:30 - 11:30 am

OLIN 307

FLLC

This two-semester sequence is designed to equip students who have no prior knowledge of Latin with the proficiency to read Latin poetry and prose in the original. An emphasis on grammatical exercises and drills will be gradually combined with reading short selections from a wide range of Latin literature. Class size: 18

91453

LAT 201 Intermediate Latin: The World of Catullus

Lauren Curtis

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLIN 303

FLLC

This course, designed for students reading continuous Latin for the first time, focuses on readings from the poetry of Catullus and from Cicero's defense speech of 56 BCE, the Pro Caelio. We will combine grammar drill and review with an emphasis on developing reading fluency in both poetry and prose. We will also consider questions of literary style, language and rhetoric, and will situate these authors within the world of Rome in the Late Republic. Students with high-school Latin are welcome to enroll but should consult with the instructor. Class size: 10

91789

LAT 301 Advanced Latin: Cicero

Robert Cioffi

M . W . .

3:10 – 4:30 pm

OLIN 107

FLLC

Close reading of Cicero’s oratory with attention to its style and language, focusing in particular on Cicero as a master of invective, the relationship between Cicero’s oratorical theory and practice, and understanding Cicero’s speeches in their literary and historical context. Class size: 10

91906

LAT 403 Neronian Literature: Petronius and Seneca

Classics Faculty

TBA

TBA

FLLC

This course will read substantial portions of two texts produced during the reign of Nero: Petronius’ Satyricon and Seneca’s Medea . Petronius’ novel, a wandering tale full of excess, is one of the earliest surviving examples of prose fiction, a genre that blossomed during the Roman imperial period. Seneca’s Medea is a baroque drama, which focuses on one of Greece’s great tragic heroines. Read together, the two texts raise important questions about the aesthetics of Neronian literature, the relationship between Greek and Roman literature, and the power of patronage to influence literary production. Students in Latin 403 will meet for one additional session per week to cover additional material.