Course Description
An examination of the influence and reception of classical texts in the literature and culture of later eras (e.g., the Middle Ages and Renaissance).
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will read extensively in the secondary
literature and present both an in-class report and a final
research paper that demonstrates their mastery of the subject.
Athena Title
Lit of the Classical Tradition
Prerequisite
CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000E or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010E or CLAS 1010H or CLAS 1020 or CLAS 1020E or CLAS 1020H or CLAS 3000 or CLAS 3010 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015E or CLAS 3030 or CLAS 3040 or CLAS3050 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
-- To read literature based in whole or in part on classical texts -- To learn to identify and analyze allusive literary practices -- To recognize differences between related works due to cultural change and variety -- To appreciate the literary influence of classical culture -- To engage in critical analysis of the literary merit, meaning, and importance of the classical texts and of literature based on those texts -- To produce writing appropriate to the subject of classical tradition and to the discipline of classics
Topical Outline
*Vergil; Aeneid *Lucan, De bello civile *Augustine, Confessions *Roman d'Eneas *Dante, Divine Comedy *Milton, Paradise Lost