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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course introduces students to the world of women in ancient Rome. Through a close, interdisciplinary analysis of the evidence-including depictions of women in visual, literary, and documentary sources, in addition to the growing body of secondary literature-participants become acquainted with the basics of feminist theory and some of the most important works of Roman art and literature. This course may count toward the major in classics. Capabilities addressed: Critical reading, critical thinking, clear writing, information technology
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The course studies ancient and modern versions of the myth of Orestes, who killed his mother to avenge his father, along with discussion of its religious, psychological, social, and political meanings. Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Seneca, TS Eliot, Eugene O'Neill, and Jean-Paul Sartre are among the authors read. The role of myth in culture is discussed. This course may count toward the major or minor in classics. Capabilities addressed: Critical reading, critical thinking, clear writing, oral presentation.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course introduces students to the Hellenistic period-the three centuries between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. and the defeat of Cleopatra at Actium in 31 B.C.-primarily through a close examination of the visual arts. Attention is also paid to contemporary poetry and philosophy in order to arrive at a full portrait of the age. Distribution I: Arts Distribution II: World Cultures
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum A survey of the art, architecture and social history of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the cities destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius on August 24, AD 79. Distribution II Area: World Cultures
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A consideration of the major periods of Greek civilization through the reading of literary masterpieces supplemented by a text and lectures on cultural and historical backgrounds. Discussion of Homer, the tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides), Aristophanes, Plato. Introduction to archaeological and artistic materials. Distribution I: H Distribution II: WC
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A consideration of the major periods of Roman civilization through the reading of literary masterpieces supplemented by a text and lectures on cultural and historical backgrounds. Discussion of Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, Petronius (Rome). Introduction to archaeological and artistic materials. Distribution I: H Distribution II: WC
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The analysis, background, and lasting influence of Greek and Roman myths. Some consideration of the ancients' beliefs about divinity, worship and ritual practices. Both primary (ancient authors) and secondary (modern) sources are used. Distribution I: P Distribution II: HU
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A survey of the monumental dramatic production of fifth-century Athens, including the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Background on period, tragic genre and theater conventions; influence on Rome and tragedies of Seneca. Distribution I: AR Distribution II: AR
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3 credits The origins of Western comedy through a reading of selected works (Aristophanes and Menander-Greece; Plautus and Terence-Rome). Distribution I: AR Distribution II: AR
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