CLCV V 3110 The Ancient City

Uses archaeological and literary sources to discuss the beginnings of urbanism in the ancient Mediterranean region, with particular focus on 5th-century Athens and Imperial Rome. Aims not just to study how cities developed, but also how that development affected the ways in which people of the time thought about community living and the meaning of their physical environment.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

CLLT V 3132x and y Classical Myth

Survey of major myths from the ancient Near East to the advent of Christianity, with emphasis upon the content and treatment of myths in classical authors (Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Vergil, Livy, Ovid).

CLLT V 3140 Comedy Past and Present: Fantasy, Adventure, and Satire

Examines ancient Greek and Roman works of comedy in conjunction with 20th-century texts composed in English. Explores how fantasy and satire grapple with political, social, and cultural issues and the remarkable continuity within this particular comic tradition. Authors include Aristophanes, Petronius, Lucian, Apuleius, Seneca, Tom Stoppard, Thomas Pynchon, Douglas Adams, and John Waters.

CLCV V 3145 Cities and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece

Examines the development of major elements and noteworthy peculiarities of Greek cities and Sanctuaries. Emphasis on individual monuments and arrangement of sites and their political, social, and religious functions throughout the Greek world from the rise of city-states through the formation of the Roman provinces.
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

CLCV V 3158x Women in Antiquity

Examines the role of women in ancient Greek and Latin literature; the portrayal of women in literature as opposed to their actual social status; male and female in ancient Mediterranean cosmologies; readings from ancient epics, lyric drama, history, historical documents, medical texts, oratory, and philosophy, as well as from contemporary sociological and anthropological works that help to analyze the origins of the Western attitude toward women.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

CLCV V 3162y Ancient Law

Greek and Roman legal systems; archaic law in its social context; philosophy of law; development of private law in Rome.

CLLT V 3230 Classics and Film

Considers cinematic representations of the ancient Mediterranean world, from early silent film to movies from the present day. Explores films that purport to represent historical events (such as Gladiator) and cinematic versions of ancient texts (Pasolini's Medea). Readings include ancient literature and modern criticism.
General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
3 points

CLCV W 4015 Roman Law

Examines the history of the development of Roman law and legal thought. The role of law in Roman society. Introductions to Roman methods of legal analysis, with emphasis on study and class discussion of cases from the Roman jurists.
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

CLLT W 4100x or y The Reception of Antiquity

Introduction to the heritage of classical antiquity, primarily Greece, in later European culture. Translation, iconography, the history of classical scholarship, architectural and artistic manifestations of the classical tradition, Greek tragedy on stage and on film, the images of Athens and Sparta

CLCV W 4110y Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece

Examination of the ways in which gender and sexuality are constructed in ancient Greek society and represented in literature and art, with attention to scientific theory, ritual practice, and philosophical speculation. Topics include conceptions of the body, erotic, homoerotic literature and practice, legal constraints, pornography, rape and prostitution.

CLLT W 4115 Tragedy and Performance

Intensive study of issues relating to the interpretation and performance of Greek and Roman tragedy, including modern stage versions. Special consideration will be given to staging, the changing role of actors and chorus, Aristotle's Poetics, and the reception of ancient tragedy, as well as to social and philosophical issues, including gender conflict.

CLCV W 4145 Political Theory in the Ancient World

Major texts of ancient political theory. Topics include constitutional theory, origins and legitimation of government, ethics, and politics, the regulation of private life, the rule of law, and the cosmopolis. Authors include Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Polybius, Dio of Prusa, and Augustine.
3 points

CLLT W 4300x or y Classical Tradition

Overview of Greek and Roman literature. Close analysis of selected texts from the major genres accompanied by lectures on literary history. Topics include the context of which the genres rose. the suitability of various modern critical approaches to the ancient texts, the problem of translation, and the transmission of the classical authors and their influence on modern literature.

GREK V 1101x-V1102y Elementary Full-Year Course

Grammar, composition, and reading.
Prerequisites: GREK V1101 is prerequisite to GREK V1102. No credit is given for GERK V1101 unless GREK V1102 is completed.
4 points

GREK V 1121x or y Intensive Elementary Course

Designed to cover all of Greek grammar and syntax in one semester in order to prepare a student to enter third-semester Greek.
4 points

GREK V 1201x or y Intermediate Greek: Prose and Poetry

Selections from Plato.
Prerequisites: GREK V1101 - V1102 or V1121.
4 points

GREK V 1202x or y Selections from Homer

Detailed grammatical and literary study of several books of the Iliad and introduction to the techniques of oral poetry, to the Homeric hexameter, and to the historical background of Homer.

GREK V 3309y Selections from Greek Literature: Rhetoric

Content of this course changes year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

GREK V 3310 Selections from Greek Literature: Poetry

Content of course changes each year; it may be taken in consecutive years.
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points

GREK V 3320 Intensive Reading Course
- M. Fantuzzi
3 points

GREK V 3998 Supervised Research in Greek Literature

Program of research in Greek literature, with the composition of a paper embodying results.

GREK W 4009y Selections from Greek Literature: Prose

Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points

GREK W 4010x Selections from Greek Literature: Poetry

Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

GREK W 4105x History of Greek Literature I

Lectures based on extensive readings in Greek literature from Homer to the 4th century C.E.
Prerequisites: At least two terms of Greek beyond GREK V1201, V1202. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

GREK W 4106y History of Greek Literature II

Lectures based on extensive readings in Greek literature from Homer to the 4th century C.E.
Prerequisites: At least two terms of Greek beyond V 1201, V 1202 General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

GREK W 4108 History of the Greek and Latin Languages

Explores the reasons behind the grammatical structures of classical Greek and Latin, based on examination of earlier forms of the languages and on comparison with related languages. The techniques and principles of historical linguistics will also be examined.

GREK W 4139 Elements of Greek Prose Style

Intensive review of Greek syntax. Writings of sentences and connected passages in Greek.
Prerequisites: At least four terms of Greek, or the equivalent.
4 points

GREK W 4140y Greek Stylistics

The study of the development of Greek prose style through practice in composition.
Prerequisites: GREK W 4139 or the equivalent.
3 points

LATN V 1101x or y-V1102 Elementary Full-Year Course

V 1101: Grammar, composition and reading.

V 1102: Complete review of grammar and syntax; emphasis on representative readings.
Prerequisites: LATN V1101 is normally prerequisite to LATN V1102. LATN V1102 may be taken without LATN V1101 by permission of the instructor. No credit is given for LATN V1101 until LATN V1102 is completed.
4 points

LATN V 1120 Preparation for Intermediate Latin

A one-term intensive review of basic grammar and reading skills; designed for students who have had some Latin in the past, but need further instruction to qualify for LATN V1201.
4 points

LATN V 1121 Intensive Elementary Latin

Designed to cover all of Latin grammar and syntax in one semester in order to prepare student to enter third-semester Latin.
4 points

LATN V 1201y Intermediate Latin I

Selections from Catullus and from Cicero or Caesar.
Prerequisites: LATN V1101 - V1102 or 2 - 3 years of high school Latin. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

LATN V 1202y Intermediate Latin II

Selections from Ovid, Metamorphoses, and Sallust, Livy, Seneca, or Phiny.
Prerequisites: LATN V1201 or 3 - 4 years of high school Latin. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

LATN V 3012x Augustan Poetry

Selections from Virgil and Horace. Combines literary analysis with work in grammar and metrics.

LATN V 3309y Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry

Content of course changes from year to year, it may be taken for credit in consecutive years.
Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points

LATN V 3310x Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry

Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken for credit in consecutive years.

LATN V 3320y Intensive Reading Course
3 points

LATN V 3996 The Major Seminar

Required for all majors in classics and classical studies. The topic will change from year to year, but will always be broad enough to accommodate students in the languages as well as those in the interdisciplinary major.
3 points

LATN V 3997 Directed Readings in Latin Literature

To be tested by a series of short papers, one long paper, or an oral or written examination.

LATN V 3998 Supervised Research in Latin Literature

A program of research in Latin literature with the composition of a paper embodying results.

LATN W 4009x Selections from Latin Literature: Prose

Content of course changes year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.
Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points

LATN W 4010y Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry

Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.
Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points

LATN W 4105x Latin Literature of the Republic

Lectures based on extensive readings in Latin literature from the beginning to the fourth century.
Prerequisites: At least two terms of Latin beyond LATN V3012. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

LATN W 4106y Latin Literature of the Empire

Lectures based on extensive readings in Latin literature from the beginning to the fourth century.
Prerequisites: At least two terms of Latin beyond LATN V3012. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

LATN W 4139 Elements of Latin Prose Style

Intensive review of Latin syntax. Writings of sentences and connected passages in Latin. - K. Milnor
Prerequisites: At least four terms of Latin or the equivalent.
3 points