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CLASSICS COURSES FOR FALL 2013

 

The Latin and ancient Greek sequences begin each Fall semester with courses at the 101 level. The first three semesters (101, 102, and 201) present core grammar, vocabulary, and approaches to reading and translation (including rhetoric, style, and cultural context); the fourth semester (202) develops reading skills in preparation for upper level courses (any course at the 300 or 400 level).

If you have already studied Latin, but do not have an AP score, you are strongly encouraged to take the Latin placement test to help you select the appropriate level. Placement credits from the test are awarded on successful completion of the course you place into (e.g. if you place into Latin 201 and successfully complete that course, you will receive not only your 3 credits from Latin 201, but also 6 credits for Latin 101 and 102 from the placement test).

If you are uncertain about which level in Latin or Greek is appropriate for you, please consult the instructors.

In addition to the regular introductory and intermediate Latin and ancient Greek language series, we are offering the following courses:

NOTE: A "CLCS" prefix indicates that readings are in English. "LATN" and "GREK" are language-centered courses.

CLASSICS courses - SUMMER 2013

CLCS 181 CLASSICAL WORLD CIVILIZATIONS 
May 14 - June 8, 2013 Prof. N. Rauh
Course introduces students to "Classical" civilizations on three continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia) demonstrably interconnected by an ancient world system. Course focuses on essential themes of past civilization: religion, philosophy, surviving texts, gender relations, urbanism, technology, social and political formations.

CLASSICS courses – FALL 2013 <download>

CLCS 181      CLASSICAL WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
TTh 10:30-11:45     MTHW 210      Rauh
Course introduces students to "Classical" civilizations on three continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia) demonstrably interconnected by an ancient world system. Course focuses on essential themes of past civilization: religion, philosophy, surviving texts, gender relations, urbanism, technology, social and political formations.

CLCS  237     GENDER & SEXUALITY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
TTh 9:00-10:15     BRNG B22     Syson    
How do perceptions of gender and sexual behavior shape a person's political identity? How do different social, political, and ethical frameworks make room for different concepts of sexuality and gender? CLCS 237 focuses on some of the works of classical Athenian literature that have the most to say about questions like these. We'll investigate methods for exploring these issues through literature, and we'll think about why these problems matter for us today. Readings for CLCS 237 (all in English) include Greek tragedy, history, comedy, oratory, and philosophy.

CLCS 280      CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE AGE OF PERICLES
TTh 1:30-2:45     KNOY B033    Rauh    
Course explores interrelationships between the emergence of Greek democracy and the cultural, political, social, and economic rise of Athens in the fifth century B.C. More broadly, course surveys history of the Greek world from the Late Bronze Age to 362 B.C.  lass readings will include Herodotus, Sophocles, Plutarch's Lives, Aristophanes, Greek inscriptions, and Plato. Course requirements include in-class essays on the assigned readings, quizzes and a Final Exam.

CLCS 330     SURVEY OF GREEK LITERATURE
MWF 9:30-10:20    ME 1012    Dickson    
Introduction to Classical Greek literature from Homer to Aristotle, laying a foundation for understanding the influence of Hellenic thought on subsequent Western culture. Readings in English translation.

CLCS 339      LITERATURE AND THE LAW
TTh 12:00-1:15     REC 308     Syson 
OPEN TO LEARNING COMMUNITY ONLY
Who has the right to make the law or say what "justice" means?
What  conflicts develop when laws, or interpretations of the law, fail to  live up to ethical expectations? CLCS 339 will center on legal thought  and drama from new democracies formed in classical Athens (5th century  BCE) and contemporary South Africa. This course fulfills the Social Ethics category in the CLA core curriculum. All readings are in English.

CLCS 386     ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION
MWF 10:30-11:20     PHYS 203     Dickson   
Study of the religious beliefs and practices of ancient Greece, based on written, artistic, and archaeological evidence of their forms and functions. Discussion of how the ancient Greeks understood, represented, and related to God and the gods, along with how they sought to legitimize their view of the world by setting it in the context of a transcendent reality.

GREK 101      ANCIENT GREEK LEVEL I
MTWF 10:30-11:20 GRIS 274     Mercier
Introduction to the grammar of Attic Greek of the Classical period, and first forays into the reading of connected prose. Emphasis on accidence, syntax, and vocabulary building.

GREK 201     ANCIENT GREEK LEVEL III   
MWF 4:30-5:20     REC 308     O'Neil
A reading course in Ancient Greek with emphasis on the New Testament, designed to strengthen students' grasp of grammar and syntax, broaden their vocabulary, and develop facility in reading and translation. 

LATN 101      LATIN LEVEL I
MTWF 9:30-10:20     GRIS 274     Mercier
MWF 10:30-11:20 KRAN G013  T 10:30-11:20   SC 108     TBA
This introduction to Latin language is designed to give the student mastery over basic Latin grammar and vocabulary and to enable the student to read simple Latin prose passages.

LATN 201     LATIN LEVEL III
MWF 8:30-9:20     GRIS 274     Mercier
This course is designed for students ready to begin reading extended passages of unabridged Latin. Readings will include "Golden Age" or "Silver Age" Latin, biblical, and medieval Latin. Focus will be on reinforcing grammar, developing reading skills, and gaining insight into the breadth of Latin literature.

LATIN 343     ROMAN ORATORY    
MWF 12:30-1:20     SC 114     Mercier
This course is appropriate for students who have completed four semesters of college Latin. We will explore Roman oratory through the writing of Cicero. Emphasis will be placed on elements of oratorical style, formal argumentation, and an understanding of the political and social climate during Cicero’s time.

LATN 601     READING KNOWLEDGE IN LATIN
MWF 11:30-12:20   W 12:30-1:20     SC G038     Cramer
The first of two Latin courses designed to satisfy the graduate reading proficiency requirement. Readings will include
texts from the 1st century BCE to the 14th century CE.