15033

LAT 106 Basic Intensive Latin

Lauren Curtis

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9:20am- 11:20am

OLINLC 115

FLLC

8 credits. This course is designed for students with no experience with Latin, to read authors such as Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, and Augustine in the original language after one semester's intensive work (the equivalent of two semesters of college Latin). Daily drills and frequent quizzes will be combined from the beginning with an emphasis on reading: students will begin reading short selections from classical authors after only a few weeks and longer passages by midterm. In addition to the scheduled meetings, there will be an additional hour of class time TBA. Those wishing to enroll in this course should consult with Prof. Curtis or attend the informational meeting in early December. Class size: 18

15034

LAT 202 Intermediate Latin II

Carolyn Dewald

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1:30pm-2:50pm

OLINLC 210

FLLC

This course aims to solidify students’ knowledge of Latin vocabulary, morphology, and syntax, and to help them build interpretative tools for reading and engaging with Latin literature on their own terms. The course will focus on intensive reading of Latin. Class size: 12

15035

LAT 302 Advanced Latin II

Robert Cioffi

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1:30pm-2:50pm

OLIN 309

FLLC

Close reading of a selection from Horace’s Odes and Epodes. Discussions will focus on his lyric poetry and its relationship to Greek and Roman literary traditions, his other works, and his cultural and historical context. Alternate topic (subject to class discussion): Lucretius. Close reading of Lucretius’ didactic poem De rerum natura. Discussion will focus on the interplay between poetry and philosophy, didactic poetry, and the poem’s relationship to Greek and Roman literary tradition. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin 202 or at the discretion of the instructor. Class size: 12

15506

LAT 403 Advanced Latin II

Robert Cioffi

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TBA

FLLC

Sallust and Cicero on Catiline. Close reading of Sallust’s historical monograph Bellum Catilinae in relation to Cicero’s In Catilinam. Discussions will focus on the generic distinctions between oratory and historiography, the role of rhetoric in both genres, and the role of writing in shaping cultural and societal memory. Alternate topic (subject to class discussion): Roman novels. Close reading of selections from the major Roman novels with attention to narrative technique, language and style, and the development of the genre of the ancient novel.