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Academic Year 2004/2005

Roman Self-Fashioning: Poets and Philosophers, Lovers and Friends
CCIV 271 FA

With the descent into chaos of the Roman Republic and the emergence of the emperor as autocratic ruler at the head of the state, Roman social order and its system of personal relationships experienced a crisis. These circumstances are reflected in the literature of the period, which shows a fascination with unconventional styles of life and codes of behavior and a constant recourse to those locations in public and private life where the individual's relationship to the social order was negotiated and exhibited. Among the topics we will examine in the writings of some of the major authors of the period will be: the literature of love and the role of the lover; parasites, patronage, and friendship; banquets and dining; the good life and personal contentment (and discontent); the struggle for individual integrity.

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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLAS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Roberts,Michael J.   

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: SCIE339;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: 1   Jr. major: 1

SR. non-major: 7   Jr. non-major: 6   SO: 2   FR: 2

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Ethical Reasoning, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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