91504

LAT 201 INTERMEDIATE LATIN: VERGIL’S AENEID

Carolyn Dewald

. T . Th .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

OLIN 306

FLLC

Vergil's Aeneid is the greatest Roman epic; we will read large portions of the first half of the epic in Latin, concentrating on increasing the students' confidence in negotiating Latin forms and syntax, but also in exploring the literary genius of Vergil -- the poem's themes and literary characteristics (figures of speech, structure, tropes, depiction of character, construction of the action, etc.). We will also read the Aeneid in its entirety in English. Class size: 15

91518

LAT 305 Advanced Latin: the Origins of Rome

Lauren Curtis

M . W . .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

OLINLC 210

FLLC

This course examines how Romans of the Augustan age conceived of the origins of their city, their culture, and their history. We will proceed via a close reading in Latin of book one of Livy’s monumental historical work, Ab Urbe Condita, which treats Rome’s earliest history up to the founding of the Republic in 509 BCE. Written while Rome was in the midst of a new foundation under Augustus, Livy’s work contributed to a vigorous contemporary debate—shared by fellow writers such as Virgil, Propertius, and Ovid—about Roman origins. In addition to our careful reading of the Latin, emphasis will be placed on developing a range of critical approaches to Livy’s text. This course is offered at both the 300 and 400 level. Prerequisite: 200-level Latin, or permission of the instructor. 

Class size: 15

91530

LAT 405 Advanced Latin: the Origins of Rome

Lauren Curtis

M . W . .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

OLINLC 210

FLLC

See above. This course is offered at both the 300 and 400 level.