This course explores the tradition of pastoral lyric poetry from the world of Ptolemaic Alexandria to late medieval and renaissance Europe, studying the pastoral poetry of, among others, Theocritus, Vergil, Moduin of Autun, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Mantuan, Spenser, Milton and Marvell. The course interrogates the poetics of pastoral, the dynamics of tradition, and classicism and classical […]
A study of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Prerequisite: AP/GK 2000 6.00 or permission of director of classical studies. Course credit exclusion: AP/GK 4010 3.00. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AS/GK 2000 6.00 or permission of director of classical studies. Course credit exclusions: AS/GK 3010 3.00 and AS/GK 4010 3.00.
This course is intended for students seeking a basic introduction to Latin or experience in spoken Latin. No prior knowledge of Latin is assumed. Emphasis is on the acquisition of Latin through speaking, hearing, and understanding, not translation. In order to enliven the learning experience for students, classes will be conducted as much as possible […]
This course explores ancient Mediterranean history from the early third millennium BCE through the rise and fall of Alexander the Great in the third century BCE. Proceeding chronologically, the course emphasizes the interdependence of social-political developments and intellectual-cultural movements.
This course surveys the History of Ancient Rome from the founding of the Republic (753 BCE) to the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century. Proceeding chronologically, the course emphasizes the interdependence of socio-political developments and intellectual-cultural movements.
ANCILLARY COURSE. This course attempts a nuanced reading of texts dealing with sexuality and/or violence in the Hebrew Bible. The discussion focuses both on a contextual and on a contemporaneous reading of these texts.
This seminar course explores the relationship between religion, ancient thought and society through forms of worship. It introduces students to the diversity of ancient documents (archaeological, epigraphic and iconographic evidence, as well as literature) and conceptions about religion.
This course analyzes the history of food and eating behaviours in ancient Greece and the Roman world. It considers the cultural and historically specific aspects of food related behaviours and engages the diversity of source material such as archaeological data, iconography, and epigraphy.
This course explores the phenomenon of slavery in Greek and Roman antiquity, from the Bronze Age until the later Roman empire. Three main thematic areas are covered: ancient attitudes to and theories of slavery from Aristotle to Augustine, the role of slaves in the ancient economy, and the position of slaves in Greek and Roman […]