CLAS 203: GREEK LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (3). MWF 9:30 AM-10:20 AM
Instructor: Dr. Matthew Schueller
In this survey course, students will read English translations of major works of classical Greek literature representing a variety of genres and time periods, presented in their political, cultural, and historical contexts. Students will learn how these authors use rhetorical devices to enhance their works, and how their writings influence later traditions. Assigned authors may include Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plato, Apollonius, and others. No knowledge of Greek is presumed or required. Prerequisite: none. Fulfills an elective requirement for any major/minor in Classics AND the Core Literature requirement (III.A).
CLAS 208: THE WORLD OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT (3). MWF 1:30 PM-2:20 PM
Instructor: Dr. Paul Hay
A study of the major political, military, and cultural events and personages of the classical world from 359-301 BCE, primarily the career of Alexander the Great. Attention will also be paid to the influence of Philip II on the Greek world before Alexander’s rise and to the legacy of the Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander’s death. We will also reflect on the ways that Alexander has been remembered and depicted in the medieval world and in modern Anglophone media. Prerequisite: none. Fulfills an elective requirement for any major/minor in Classics AND for the Core Cultures in Context (non-US) requirement (II.B).
CLAS 215: MYTHIC ELEMENTS IN TELEVISION AND FILM (3). TR 10:00 AM-11:20 AM
Instructor: Dr. Janice Siegel
This course teaches students to identify and explore the kinds of mythic tropes that allow the boundaries of human existence to be transcended, thereby illuminating what it means to be human. Students will first read English translations of some texts from the classical mythological tradition by authors such as Homer, Apollonius, Virgil, and Ovid to see under what circumstances and with what consequences humans can overstep their bounds. We will then turn our attention to selected television shows and films from the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy that capture this same mythic essence in unique, profound, and sustained ways, even though these screened texts feature neither characters nor settings from classical mythology. Prerequisite: none. Fulfills an elective requirement for any major/minor in Classics AND for the Core Cultures in Context (non-US) requirement (II.B).
GREK 102: ELEMENTARY GREEK (PART II). MWF 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
Instructor: Dr. Paul Hay
Students continue their Greek study with the introduction of more complicated grammar, including participle formation and usage, advanced verb constructions, specialized usage of noun cases, and the formation and usage of the subjunctive and optative moods of verbs. Vocabulary building and regular translation assignments will prepare students to read unadapted Greek. Prerequisite: GREK 101 or the equivalent.
GREK 202: INTERMEDIATE GREEK (PART II). TR 5-6:20 PM
Instructor: Dr. Matthew Schueller
This Greek reading course is for students who have completed their study of Greek grammar and are experienced with reading unadapted Greek prose. Students will begin reading unadapted Greek epic (usually Homer) with the help of glosses and level appropriate commentaries. Prerequisite: GREK 201 or equivalent. Fulfills the College Core Language requirement.
HONS 261.02: HONORS READING SEMINAR: Evil Roman Emperors (1). W 2:30 PM-3:20 PM
Instructor: Dr. Paul Hay
The histories of ancient Rome are full of colorful villains who spent some (occasionally brief!) time sitting on the imperial throne. What do these figures all have in common, and what can we learn from them about Roman attitudes toward tyranny and governance? In this course we will read excerpts from the ancient biographies of "evil" emperors by Suetonius and the Historia Augusta as well as historiographic works by Tacitus, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Procopius. We will be introduced to a veritable rogues' gallery of Roman autocrats whose paranoia, cruelty, and incompetence were preserved (or exaggerated?) in these infamous literary extracts. Discussions of our readings will contend with ideas about leadership, civic duty, and the responsibilities of historians. Fulfills an Honors Program requirement.
LATN 101: ELEMENTARY LATIN (PART I). MWF 10:30am-11:20am
Instructor: Dr. Janice Siegel
Students will learn the forms of all Latin nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, and most verb forms (except subjunctive). Also covered are basic usages and constructions including prepositional phrases and relative clauses. Students will build a good foundation in Latin vocabulary of about 450 words. From the beginning of the semester, students will be translating Latin sentences and stories. Prerequisite: none.
LATN 201: INTERMEDIATE LATIN (PART I). MWF 10:30 AM-11:20 AM
Instructor: Dr. Paul Hay
This Latin reading course is for students who have completed their study of Latin grammar. After a brief review of introductory concepts, students will begin reading unadapted Latin prose literature with the help of glosses and level-appropriate commentaries. Prerequisite: LATN 101-102 or equivalent. Fulfills the College Core Language requirement.