CCIV217

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CCIV217

Approaches to Antiquity CCIV217 FA

Not Currently Offered

This half-credit survey of Greek and Roman antiquity will expose students to the variety of interests and interpretive strategies that exist in Classical Studies. It will be organized around four major units -- Homer's ILIAD or ODYSSEY; selected Greek tragedies; Ovid's METAMORPHOSES or Vergil's AENEID; and Petronius's SATYRICON or Apuleius' GOLDEN ASS. The exact selection will vary from year to year, depending on the faculty available. At each weekly session, one member of the Classics faculty will lead a discussion of the text on the basis of his or her own specialty. Thus, the approaches will include literary analysis, social and cultural history, and art and archaeology. One of our faculty will serve as overseer for the semester, attending all the classes, directing the assignments, and evaluating the students' papers and class participation.

MAJOR READINGS

Homer, ILIAD or ODYSSEY
Selected Greek tragedies
Ovid, METAMORPHOSES or Vergil, AENEID
Petronius, SATYRICON or Apuleius, GOLDEN ASS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several short (2-3 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.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 0.50

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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