Course Description
Latin poetry, poetic syntax, meter, and style through readings from Vergil's Aeneid, including selections from Aeneid books 3, 5, or 7-12, and others.
Athena Title
Vergil's Aeneid
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LATN 3010W
Prerequisite
LATN 2002
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
STUDENTS COMPLETING VERGIL'S AENEID WILL HAVE READ A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THE EPIC IN LATIN. CLASSES WILL FOCUS ON STRATEGIES OF TRANSLATION, PARTICULARLY FOR POETRY (INCLUDING GRAMMAR, METRICAL SCANSION, POETIC DEVICES). THE COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT IN SEMINAR STYLE. STUDENTS WILL BE GRADED ON THE STANDARD A TO F GRADING SCALE, AND WILL PROVIDE END-OF-COURSE EVALUATIONS ON THE INSTRUCTION AND COURSE CONTENT FOLLOWING CLASSICS DEPARTMENT COURSE EVALUATION PROCEDURES. STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEMANTIC, SYNTACTIC, GRAMMATICAL, STYLISTIC, METRICAL, AND POETIC EVIDENCE. THROUGH FREQUENT WRITING EXERCISES, STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF EPIC POETRY AND THE FIELD OF CLASSICS.
Topical Outline
I. INTRODUCTION TO VERGIL'S AENEID IN LITERARY AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT II. TRANSLATION OF SELECTED PASSAGES FROM THE EPIC POEM
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