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This course includes the reading of extensive selections in Latin, and the whole in English, of two Roman novels, Petronius' SATYRICON, which tells of the comic adventures of a band of picaresque antiheroes, and Apuleius' THE GOLDEN ASS, which tells of the wanderings of Lucius, magically transformed into an ass. For Petronius the Latin selections will come from each section of the work and will include extensive portions of the "Dinner with Trimalchio," the famous story of the wealthy and pretentious ex-slave and his colorful guests. For Apuleius we will read in Latin the central tale of "Cupid and Psyche." Emphasis will be on Latin prose style (Petronius' plain and colloquial Latin and Apuleius' florid, poetic prose), the combination of various tal es to make a connected whole, the first- and second-century worlds depicted in the novels (which are quite different from the worlds seen in most high literature), and acts of interpretation within the novels as comments on our own role as readers and interpreters.
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: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLAS Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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