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Prerequisites/Notes:
CLAS 220 or three years of high school Latin
Catalog Description :
Close reading and study of texts selected from the corpus of Latin literature. The course will focus on a different genre, author, or theme in Latin poetry or prose each year it is offered. Possible topics include Roman satire, Roman comedy and tragedy, love elegy, and epistolary writing. Meets concurrently with CLAS 401. Not open to students who have received credit for the current topic under CLAS 401 or who need to receive credit for CLAS 401. May be repeated when the topic is different.
Topic for Spring 2024: Latin Love Elegy
PREREQUISITES: CLAS 220 or three years of high school Latin
In this course we will read and translate selected poems by the three major Latin love poets - Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid - plus excerpts from their literary predecessor Catullus and from Sulpicia, the only female Roman poet whose work survives at any length from antiquity. We will also consider such issues as literary self-representation, Roman concepts of love and sexuality, and the genre of erotic elegy as a form of social and political commentary in the Augustan period.
Topic for Spring 2024: Latin Love Elegy
PREREQUISITES: One 300-level course in Latin or four years of high school Latin
In this course we will read and translate selected poems by the three major Latin love poets - Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid - plus excerpts from their literary predecessor Catullus and from Sulpicia, the only female Roman poet whose work survives at any length from antiquity. We will also consider such issues as literary self-representation, Roman concepts of love and sexuality, and the genre of erotic elegy as a form of social and political commentary in the Augustan period.
Attributes: Non-English Language Instructn, GER Humanities Div, GER BA Language, GER BMUS Language, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
Term |
Spring Term 2024 |
Instructors |
Randall McNeill |
Course |
CLAS 301 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP: LATIN LOVE ELEGY (A,M) |
Final Exam |
Tuesday, Jun 04, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 02:00 p.m. |
CRN |
3836 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
03:10 PM-04:20 PM MWF MAIN 105 |
Start-End Date |
Mar 25, 2024-Jun 05, 2024 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Enrollment: |
Unlimited |
5 |
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