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3.00 Credits
This course examines the development of the Latin elegy from Catullus to Ovid. Our major themes are the use of motifs and topics and their relationship to the problem of poetic persona. Autumn. Not offered 2009 C10; will be offered 201 0 -11
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May be taken in sequence with ENGL 13900/31100 or individually. This course is a survey of major trends and theatrical accomplishments in Western drama from the ancient Greeks through the Renaissance: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, medieval religious drama, Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Jonson, along with some consideration of dramatic theory by Aristotle, Horace, Sir Philip Sidney, and Dryden. The goal is not to develop acting skill but, rather, to discover what is at work in the scene and to write up that process in a somewhat informal report. Students have the option of writing essays or putting on short scenes in cooperation with other members of the class. End-of-week workshops, in which individual scenes are read aloud dramatically and discussed, are optional but highly recommended. D. Bevington, H. Coleman. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a reading of selected sections of Apuleius' novel, including the story of Cupid and Psyche and the initiation into the cult of Isis. We study the novel in the context of the history of the ancient novel. Special attention is given to Apuleius own contribution as a magician and philosopher . Winter. Not offered 20 0 9-10; will be offered 2 0 10-
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3.00 Credits
Extensive readings in the Aeneid are integrated with extensive selections from the newer secondary literature to provide a thorough survey of recent trends in Vergilian criticism, and of Latin poetry more generally. Spring. Not offered 2009 C10; will be offered 201 0 -11
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to act not as an introduction to Classical Archaeology but as a methods course illuminating the potential contribution of material cultural evidence to ancient historians while at the same time alerting them to the possible misapplications. Theoretical reflections on the relationship between history and archaeology are interspersed with specific case-studies from the Graeco-Roman world. J. Hall. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: LATN 20300 or equivalent. We read two books of Ovid's Metamorphoses in Latin and the entire poem in translation. Discussion topics include prosody, diction, narrative technique, epic tradition, and comparative mythology. D. Wray. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
Primary readings are drawn from the Tiberian books, in which Tacitus describes the consolidation of the imperial regime after the death of Augustus. Parallel accounts and secondary readings are used to help bring out the methods of selecting and ordering data and the stylistic effects that typify a Tacitean narrative. M. Allen. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys sculpture, painting, and architecture from ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period. In addition to close study of the major works, we pay particular attention to their cultural context. Key issues include nudity in art and life; the origins and development of narrative; art and politics; the status and role of the artist; and fakes, forgeries, and the difficulties of archaeological inference. Wherever possible, newly discovered artifacts are given special attention. R. Neer. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a reading of a comic play by Plautus or Terence with discussion of original performance context and issues of genre, Roman comedy's relation to Hellenistic New Comedy, and related questions. S. Bartsch. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Completion of the general education requirement in humanities. This course in ancient Greek philosophy studies major works by Plato and Aristotle that introduced the philosophical questions we struggle with to this day: What are the goals of a life well-lived Why should we have friends How do we explain weakness of will What makes living things different from nonliving things What is the difference between knowledge and belief What is definition and what is capable of being defined A. Callard. Autumn.
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