ANCIENT 130

Love and Death in Greek and Roman Literature

Description

We will study a selection of literary texts from ancient Greece and Rome (all in English translation). These texts all deal with two things that shaped life in antiquity: love and death. As we will see, in some ways the Greeks and Romans had very different views of love and death from ours, but in other texts we find the Greeks and Romans thinking in remarkably similar ways to us.

We will read and discuss literature by some of the best known writers of antiquity. You will read and explore a variety of literary genres, including comedy, epic and love poetry, among others. The course will prepare you to take higher level courses in Classical Studies and Ancient History.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Not taught in 2025

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Plautus: The Pot of Gold and other plays (Penguin Classic).

Points

ANCIENT 130: 15 points

Restrictions

ANCHIST 130