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Latin Literature in English Translation CCIV203 SP

This course will include readings in English of some of the most interesting and influential works of Roman literature, from the genres of epic, history, pastoral, didactic, satire, lyric, love elegy, and the novel. Topics to be covered in lecture include the importance of historical context for each work, the reception of Greek culture at Rome, the authors' sense of belonging to a literary tradition, the interplay (or conflict) between the personal and the political, the texts' views of "virtus" (manliness, courage) and of women, how depictions of acts of interpretation within the text may affect interpretation of the text, and the varying literary-critical approaches that have been taken to these works.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT:ure in English Translation ] This course will include readings in English of some of the most interesting and influential works of Roman literature, from the genres of epic, history, pastoral, didactic, satire, lyric, love elegy, and the novel. Topics to be covered in lecture include the importance of historical context for each work, the reception of Greek culture at Rome, the authors' sense of belonging to a literary tradition, the interplay (or conflict) between the personal and the political, the texts' views of "virtus" (manliness, courage) and of women, how depictions of acts of interpretation within the text may affect interpretation of the text, and the varying literary-critical approaches that have been taken to these works. MAJOR READINGS: R. Ogilvie, ROMAN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY Selections from Ennius, ANNALS, and other early works Sallust, THE CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE Catullus, poems Vergil, ECLOGUES Vergil, AENEID Ovid, METAMORPHOSES Selections from lyric (Horace) and love elegy (Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid) Tacitus, THE ANNALS OF IMPERIAL ROME Petronius, SATYRICON Juvenal, SATIRES Apuleius, THE GOLDEN ASS EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS: Midterm and final; two short (2-5 pp.) papers ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS: Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office. No prior knowledge of Roman history or literature is assumed. CLASS FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA CLAS

Prerequisites: None

Section 01

O'Hara, J

Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;

Grading Mode: A/F

Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 1

No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999