Course Description
Readings from the Metamorphoses and non-elegiac works of Ovid, including studies in the cultural context of Roman poetry, as well as the development of Latin poetic form, meter, and diction.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are required to direct seminar sessions and write more extensive research papers.
Athena Title
Ovid
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LATN 4220W
Prerequisite
LATN 4000 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF OVID AND HIS WORKS. 2. STUDENTS WILL GAIN FACILITY AND FLUENCY IN THE TRANSLATION OF OVID'S LATIN POETRY. 3. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE POETIC STYLE AND THEMES OF ONE OF THE GREATEST LATIN POETS. 4. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE INSIGHT INTO THE TRADITIONS OF LATIN POETRY. 5. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROMAN POLITICAL AND LITERARY CULTURE. 6. STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEMANTIC, SYNTACTIC, GRAMMATICAL, STYLISTIC, METRICAL AND POETIC EVIDENCE IN OVID'S POETRY. 7. STUDENTS WILL PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF OVIDIAN POETRY AND TO THE DISCIPLINE OF CLASSICS.
Topical Outline
A COURSE ON THE METAMORPHOSES MIGHT RESEMBLE THE FOLLOWING: I. INTRODUCTION: BIOGRAPHY OF OVID. THE AUGUSTAN PRINCIPATE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT. II. THE ROMAN LITERARY TRADITION; OVID'S GREEK MODELS AND ROMAN PRECURSORS. III. BOOK 1-6. IN EACH BOOK, PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS PAID TO OVID'S ADAPTATION OF GREEK MODELS FOR HIS ROMAN AUDIENCE AND OVID'S EXTENDED MEDITATION ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST AND THE CHARACTER OF HIS CREATION. EXTRA REQUIREMENTS FOR LATN 6220 WOULD NORMALLY INCLUDE: 1. READING OF AN ADDITIONAL BOOK OR WORK OF OVID. 2. READING OF SCHOLARLY ARTICLES AND ORAL REPORTS ON ASPECTS OF OVID STUDIED IN CLASS. 3. RESERCH AND PREPARATION OF A RESEARCH PAPER FOR THE COURSE (APPROX. 20 PP). 4. COMPLETING WITH SUCCESS THE FINAL EXAM DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS.
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