LATIN 202
Latin Literary Texts 2B
Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for LATIN 202.
Description
Do you want to know more about Latin literature? Understand what distinguishes Ovid from Sulpicia, Seneca from Plautus? What it meant to write Latin literature in the Republic, versus the Empire? In the “Latin literary texts” papers (2A, 2B, 2D, 3A and 3B) we read Latin literature in the original and answer these questions and more. We seek to understand the works in all their glory: content, themes, language, genre, style and social context. We teach different authors, works and genres in different years so that as you proceed through the different literature papers you build up a rich understanding of Latin literature as a whole.
In 2016, Catullus and Ovid are on the menu for LATIN 202. We will read and discuss poems that deal with love, hate, politics, mythology and daily Roman life. The genres range from epigram and lyric to epic. Throughout the course you will learn what makes Catullus’ work “Catullan” and Ovid’s “Ovidian”, and you will also see the connections between the two poets.
Availability 2016
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Maxine Lewis
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
LATIN 202: 15 points
Prerequisites
LATIN 101 or 200 or 201 or approval of Academic Head or nominee
