Undergraduate
Courses 2000-2001
Undergraduate Courses 2001-2002
Undergraduate Courses 2002-2003
Undergraduate Courses 2003-2004
Undergraduate Courses 2004-2005
Undergraduate Courses 2005-2006
Undergraduate Courses 2006-2007
Courses designated "Classical Civilization" do not require
knowledge of Greek or Latin.
Classical Civilization (clcv)
20700. Ancient Mediterranean World I. (=ANST 20700, HIST
16700) This course surveys the social,
economic, and political history of Greece from prehistory down to the
Hellenistic period. The main topics considered include the
development of the institutions of the Greek city-state, the Persian
Wars and the rivalry of Athens and Sparta, the social and economic
consequences of the Peloponnesian War, and the eclipse and defeat of
the city-states by the Macedonians. J. Hall. Autumn,
2006.
20800. Ancient Mediterranean World II. (=ANST 20800, HIST
16800) This course surveys the social,
economic, and political history of Rome, from its prehistoric
beginnings in the twelfth century B.C.E. to the political crisis
following the death of Nero in 69 C.E. Throughout, the focus is upon
the dynamism and adaptability of Roman society, as it moved from a
monarchy to a republic to an empire, and the implications of these
political changes for structures of competition and cooperation
within the community. C. Hawkins. Winter, 2007.
20900. Ancient Mediterranean World III. (=ANST 20900, HIST
16900) This quarter surveys the five centuries
between the establishment of imperial autocracy in 27 B.C. and the
fall of the Western empire in the fifth century A.D. W. Kaegi. Spring, 2007.
21806.
Facetiae-Poggio.(=CLCV 31806, ANST 21806) The Facetiae,
or “Jocose Tales,” of Poggio (1380-1459) build on ancient
and medieval traditions of jocular literature, often in the bawdy and
irreverent spirit of French fabliaux. Poggio’s stories show
both the consummate mastery of Latinity one would expect of a papal
secretary and major humanist, and the earthy humour we might least
expect from precisely such a milieu and figure. He was, however,
characteristic of his era, as sidewards glances at writings by Bebel
and Luther will show. Much excellent grammar (by any classical
yardstick),and good fun. The Renaissance without prudery, yet with
moral pretense. Source readings in Latin. M. Allen. Spring, 2007.
22900. The Economy of Ancient Rome. (=
Hist 2100, Econ 22000, ANST 22000, CLCV 22900/32900, ECLT 32900, Econ
22000, NTEC 32900) This course begins with a brief introduction to
Roman imperial history and then
considers the following topics:
agrarian production; the economic
consequences of urbanization;
the types of labor, including slaves;
the legal institutions for
business and investment; and the economic
consequences of the
democratic structure. Class format includes
lectures and
discussions of ancient texts. R. Saller. Winter, 2007.
24406. War and Society in the Graeco-Roman
World (=Hist 20402/30402, CLAS 34406) This course will
study the interplay between warfare and the political, social, and
economic structures of the ancient Mediterranean world. We will
explore topics such as the motivations for and ideology of armed
conflict, the relationship between military organization and civic
structure, and the impact of hegemonic and imperial expansion on both
the conquerors and the conquered. The course readings will
incorporate foundational modern perspectives, but will emphasize
ancient sources in translation. C. Hawkins. Autumn, 2006.
25000: History of Philosophy 1: Ancient
Philosophy (=PHIL 25000) An examination of
ancient Greek philosophical texts that are foundational for Western
philosophy, especially the work of Plato and Aristotle. Topics will
include: the nature and possibility of knowledge and its role in
human life; the nature of the soul; virtue; happiness and the human
good. G. Richardson-Lear. Autumn, 2006.
25006. Lecture:
Aristotelian Ethics. (=PHIL 21001/31001, CLAS 35006) A careful
study of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics with particular
emphasis on those aspects that have been most influential in
contemporary virtue ethics. G.
Richardson-Lear. Winter, 2007.
25606. Lucretius and
Karl Marx. (=CLAS 35606, FUND 24211, ANST 25606) Lucretius
was a follower of Epicurus, whom Marx called "the greatest
representative of Greek enlightenment". In his poem On the
Nature of Things, Lucretius seeks to convert his fellow Romans to
an Epicurean way of life. He explains in detail what the world is
made of (atoms) and that there is no reason to fear the gods or
death. Marx wrote his doctoral dissertation on Epicurus and
Lucretius. He was especially enthusiastic about the idea, which was
developed by Lucretius, that humans are free to shape their own
lives. E. Asmis. Autumn, 2006.
26206. The Visual Culture of Rome and her Empire (=CLAS
36206, ARTH 2/36805, ANST 26506)This general survey of
Roman material culture will use the archaeological evidence
complementary to literary sources in order to delineate the
development of Roman society from the Early Republic down to the
first sacking of Rome in 410 CE. Urban planning, public monuments,
political imagery, and the visual world of Roman cities, houses and
tombs will be discussed in relationship to the political and social
processes that shaped their formal development. E. Mayer. Winter, 2007.
27506. Archaic Greece. (=Hist
20303/30303, CLAS 37506, CAMW 37506, ANST 20200) In order to
understand the institutions, ideals and practices that characterized
Greek city-states in the Classical period, it is necessary to look to
their genesis and evolution during the preceding Archaic period (ca.
700-480 BC). This course will examine the emergence and early
development of the Greek city-states through a consideration of
ancient written sources, inscriptions, material artifacts and
artistic representations as well as more recent secondary treatments
of the period. General topics to be covered will include
periodization, the rise of the polis, religion, warfare, the advent
and uses of literacy, tyranny and the emergence of civic ideology. J.
Hall. Winter, 2007.
28300. Ephron Seminar: This
annual seminar of changing context is meant to promote innovative
course design. Past Ephron seminars have been about violence in the
ancient world ideologies of death and Greece-Roman Egypt.
Approaches to Health and Healing in Greco-Roman Antiquity:This course will consider the range of practices available to individuals in antiquity for preserving health and curing illness. In the “medical marketplace” of the ancient world herbalists, magicians, philosophers and priests competed to offer their healing services. We will read philosophico-scientific texts from the Hippocratic Corpus and Galen alongside evidence for traditions of sacred and popular medicine, investigating these various claims to expertise and the rhetoric used to promote them. We will also look at the testimonials of ancient patients who used these services, to see whether we can discover how they understood their illnesses and the therapeutic dynamic. J. Downie. Staff.Spring.
Staff.
29400. Seminar: Aeneid.
(=FUND 24313) No first year students; limited to 15
students. Using the new translation by Robert Fagles, students will
read closely the great epic of Rome. The class will examine both its
Homeric roots and its nachleben as an apologia for empire.
Students will consider such questions/issues as the nature of
“Romanitas” in the hero, Aeneas, the stoic philosophical
underpinnings of the poem, the pain and promise of empire and the
varieties of human love revealed in the poem. Please read Book 1 for
the first meeting. L. Behnke. Spring, 2007.
29700. Reading Course. PQ: Consent of faculty sponsor and
director of undergraduate studies. Students are required to submit
the College Reading and Research Course Form. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
29100. Ancient Myth: Functions and Meanings. This course examines the social, political, cultural, and religious
functions of ancient myth, as well as the various theoretical
interpretations of myth that have been proposed in a variety of
fields in order to investigate what myth can tell us about the
ancient Greeks and Romans as well as those who regard themselves as
the inheritors of classical culture. Staff. Spring.
29800.
B.A. Paper Seminar. This seminar is designed to teach students
research and writing skills necessary for writing their B.A. paper.
Students register for one quarter. Participation is required in both
quarters. Lectures cover classical bibliography, research tools, and
electronic databases. Students discuss research problems and compose
preliminary drafts of their B.A. papers. They are expected to
exchange criticism and ideas in regular seminar meetings with the
preceptor and with other students who are writing papers, as well as
to take account of comments from their faculty readers. The grade for
the B.A. Paper Seminar is identical to the grade for the B.A. paper
and, therefore, is not reported until the B.A. paper has been
submitted in Spring Quarter. The grade for the B.A. paper depends on
participation in the seminar as well as on the quality of the paper. Staff. Autumn, Winter.
34506. Alexander the Great. (=Hist , CLAS 34506, ANST 24506) The exploits of Alexander the Great have fascinated historians since the end of the third century B.C. This course will provide an introduction not only to the history of Alexander’s reign, but also to the main historiographical traditions (both ancient and modern) that shape our view of his legacy. All sources will be read in translation. C. Hawkins. Winter.
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Greek
(grek)
10100. Introduction to Attic Greek I. Knowledge of Greek not required. This course introduces
students to the basic rules of ancient Greek. Class time is spent on
the explanation of grammar, translation from Greek to English and
from English to Greek, and discussion of student work. F.
Barrenechea. Autumn.
10200. Introduction to Attic Greek II:
Prose. PQ: GREK 10100. The remaining chapters of the
introductory Greek textbook are covered. Students apply and improve
their understanding of Greek through reading brief passages from
classical prose authors, including Plato and Xenophon. S.
Bartsch. Winter.
10300. Introduction to Attic Greek III:
Prose. PQ: GREK 10200. Students apply the grammatical
skills taught in GREK 10100-10200 by reading a continuous prose text
by a classical author such as Lysias, Xenophon, or Plato. The aim is
familiarity with Greek idiom and sentence structure. Staff.
Spring.
11100. Accelerated Introduction to Attic
Greek I. This course introduces students to the rudiments of
ancient Greek. Class time is spent on the explanation of grammar,
translation from Greek to English and from English to Greek, and
discussion of student work. M. Payne. Autumn.
11200. Accelerated Introduction to Attic
Greek II. PQ: GREK 11100. The remaining chapters of the
introductory textbook are covered. Students then apply and improve
their knowledge of Greek as they read selections from Xenophon. J. Redfield. Winter.
11300.
Accelerated Introduction to Attic Greek III. PQ: GREK 11200. Students apply the grammatical skills taught in GREK 11100-11200 by
reading a continuous prose text by a classical author such as Lysias,
Xenophon, or Plato. The aim is familiarity with Greek idiom and
sentence structure. Staff. Spring.
20100. Intermediate Greek I: Plato. PQ: GREK 10300 or equivalent.
J. Redfield. Autumn.
20200.
Intermediate Greek II: Sophocles. PQ: GREK 10300 or
equivalent. This course includes analysis and translation of the
Greek text, discussion of Sophoclean language and dramatic technique,
and relevant trends in fifth-century Athenian intellectual history. D. Allen. Winter.
20300. Intermediate Greek III: Homer. PQ:
GREK 10300 or equivalent. About three books of the Iliad are read in Greek and the entirety in English. Discussions, lectures,
and secondary readings enlarge on the peculiarities of Homeric Greek,
oral epic, and the imaginative world projected in the poem. C.
Faraone. Spring.
21700.
Lyric and Epincian Poetry (=GREK 31700). PQ: GREK 20300 or
equivalent. The first half of this class traces the development
of Greek lyric poetry from the fragments of the archaic poets Alcman,
Sappho, Anacreon, and Alcaeus, through the radical innovations of
Timotheus' Persae, to the sophisticated reuse of archaic
themes in the Hellenistic lyrics of Theocritus. In the second half we
follow the course of epinician poetry from Simonides, through Pindar
and Bacchylides, to Callimachus. M. Payne. Autumn, 2006.
21800.
Greek Epic: Apollonius (=GREK 31800). In this class we will read
Book 3 of the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes. We will
consider character, story world, and the presence of the poet as we
endeavor to understand what has become of epic poetry in the hands of
its Hellenistic inheritors. M. Payne. Winter, 2007.
21900.
Greek Orators: Demosthenes, De Corona (=GREK 31900).
Demosthenes' On the Crown more than any other speech which has
come to us from antiquity, has been held up as the "gold
standard" of classical rhetorical prose. We will read the entire
Greek text with attention to the language, style, and rhetorical
energy which have merited such unrestrained praise. We will focus on
how Demosthenes uses history, exploits Greek notions of patriotism,
and develops character assassination to a high
art. We will also consider the extent to which the finished
product may be considered one of the supreme documents
of Athenian power and liberty. Prereq: at least
two years of Greek. D. Martinez. Spring, 2007.
22300.
Greek Tragedy I. (=GREK 32300). PQ: GREK 20300 or equivalent.
Reading in Greek of a tragic drama by Aeschylus, Sophocles or
Euripides. Discussion focuses on the social, intellectual and
cultural contexts of Athenian tragedy. Staff. Autumn 2007.
22400.
Greek Comedy. (=GREK 32400). We will read Aristophanes'
Acharnians, his first extant play, and do forays into Aristophanes'
relationship to Euripides in other plays. The course will
examine the close relationship between Tragedy and Comedy in the last
years of the Athenian Empire. Staff. Winter, 2008.
22500.
Greek Historical Writing Herodotus (=GREK 32500). Book I is
read in Greek; the rest of the Histories are read in
translation. With readings from secondary literature, historical and
literary approaches to the Histories are discussed, and the
status of the Histories as a historical and literary text. Staff. Spring, 2008.
25806.
Euripides Cyclops (GREK 35806). In this course we
will read Euripides' Cyclops, the only satyr play surviving
complete, as well as some of the fragmentary remains of satyr drama
by all three major tragedians. We will pay particular attention to
the generic features of satyr play and the relationship of satyr
drama to other tragic dramas. Other topics include 5th century
representations of Odysseus, gender in tragedy, and the relationship
between Dionysus and dramatic festivals at Athens. A. Romano.
Autumn, 2006.
29700.
Reading Course. PQ: Students are required to submit the
College Reading and Research Course Form. Autumn, Winter.
34400. Greek Prose Composition. PQ:
Consent of instructor. This course focuses on intensive study of
the structures of the Greek language and the usage of canonical Greek
prose, including compositional exercises.
Autumn, 2007.
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Modern
Greek (mogk)
11100/30100. Accelerated Elementary Modern Greek I. (=LGLN
11100) This course is designed to help students acquire communicative
competence in Modern Greek and a basic understanding of its
structures. Through a variety of exercises, students develop all
skill sets. L. Pittos. Autumn, 2006.
11200/30200. Accelerated Elementary Modern Greek II. (=LGLN
11200) This course is designed to help students acquire communicative
competence in Modern Greek and a basic understanding of its
structures. Through a variety of exercises, students develop all
skill sets. L. Pittos. Winter, 2007.
11300. Modern Greek in Athens. (=LGLN 15001) Spring.
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Latin
(latn)
10100. Introduction to Classical Latin I. This course introduces students to the rudiments of ancient Latin.
Class time is spent on the explanation of grammar, translation from
Latin to English and from English to Latin, and discussion of student
work. L. Behnke. Autumn.
10200. Introduction to Classical Latin II. PQ: LATN 10100. This course begins with the completion of
the basic text begun in LATN 10100 and concludes with readings from
Cicero, Caesar, or other prose. Texts in Latin. L. Behnke.
Winter.
10300. Introduction to Classical Latin III:
Cicero. PQ: LATN 10200. After finishing the text, the
course involves reading in Latin prose and poetry, during
which reading the students consolidate the grammar and vocabulary
taught in LATN 10100 and 10200. Staff. Spring.
11100. Accelerated Introduction to Classical
Latin I. This course covers the first half of the introductory
Latin textbook (Wheelock). Classes are devoted to the presentation of
grammar, discussion of problems in learning Latin, and written
exercises. Staff . Autumn.
11200. Accelerated Introduction to Classical
Latin II. PQ: LATN 11100. This course begins with the
completion of the basic text begun in LATN 11100 and concludes with
readings from Cicero, Caesar, or other prose texts in Latin. M.
Allen. Winter.
11300. Accelerated Introduction to Classical
Latin III. PQ: LATN 11200. Students apply the grammatical
skills taught in LATN 11100-11200 by reading a continuous prose text
such as a complete speech of Cicero. The aim is familiarity with
Latin idiom and sentence structure. Staff. Spring.
20100. Intermediate Latin I: Late
Republican Prose. PQ: LATN 10300 or 11300, or
equivalent. We read selections from Sallust and Cicero that
range in topic from political conspiracies to the value of literature
in society. The goal is to develop the reading and translation
skills of the students. The course also provides a review of
grammar and introduces basic aspects of rhetoric and stylistics that
can help the students comprehend the language. Secondary
readings may be assigned to set the works of these authors in the
social and cultural context of the late Republic. F.
Barrenechae. Autumn. 2006.
20200.
Intermediate Latin II: Seneca. PQ: LATN 20100 or equivalent.
Readings consist of Seneca's tragedy Phaedra and selections
from his prose letters and essays. Secondary readings on Rome in the
Age of Nero, Hellenistic philosophy, and other related topics may
also be assigned. E. Asmis. Winter.
20300.
Intermediate Latin III: Virgil: Aeneid. PQ: LATN 20200
or equivalent. We cover material from books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12
of the Aeneid. Students are expected to prepare translations
for class as well as read secondary material in English. The course
also introduces the major interpretive issues of the epic and a brief
history of its reception. L. Behnke. Spring.
21100/31100.
Roman Elegy. This course examines the development of the Latin
elegy from Catullus to Ovid. The major themes of the course are
the use of motifs and topics and their relationship to the problem of
poetic persona. Staff. Autumn, 2007.
21200/31200.
Roman Novel. A reading of selected sections of Apuleius' novel,
including the story of Cupid and Psyche, and the initiation into the
cult of Isis. The novel will be studied in the context of the history
of the ancient novel. Special attention will be given to Apuleius'
own contribution as a magician and philosopher. Staff.
Winter, 2008.
21300/31300.
Virgil. Extensive readings in the Aeneid are integrated with
extensive selections from the newer secondary literature to provide a
thorough survey of recent trends in Vergilian criticism of Latin
poetry more generally. Staff. Spring, 2008.
21700.
Post-Virgilian Epic. (=LATN 31700) PQ:
LATN 20300 or equivalent. This
class covers selections from Lucan's Bellum Civile as well as
Statius's Thebaid, Valerius Flaccus's Argonautica and
Silius Italicus's Punica. We also read in the secondary
literature to get a feel for the positive and negative aspects of
approaches scholars have taken toward these works over the years.
Among the approaches considered are ones that emphasize possible
subversive political critique in the poems, intertextuality, the
poems' status as works of art, and, of course, their relationship to
Vergilian epic. S. Bartsch. Autumn, 2006.
21800.
Roman Historiography (=LATN 31800). Primary readings are
drawn from the Tiberian books, in which Tacitus describes the
consolidation of the imperial regime after the death of Augustus.
Parallel accounts and secondary readings are used to help bring out
the methods of selecting and ordering data and the stylistic effects
that typify a Tacitean narrative. P. White.
Spring, 2007.
21900.
Roman Comedy. (=LATN 31900). Reading of a comic play by
Plautus or Terence with discussion of original performance context
and issues of genre, Roman comedy's relation to Hellenistic New
Comedy, and related questions. D. Wray. Winter, 2007.
23500.
Augustine, Confessions (LATN 33500) Augustine, Confessions. PQ: Latin 206 or equivalent. Substantial
selections from books 1 through 9 of the Confessions are read
in Latin (and all thirteen books in English), with particular
attention to Augustine's style and thought. Further readings in
English provide background about the historical and religious
situation of the late fourth century A.D. P. White. Spring, 2007.
29700.
Reading Course. PQ: Students are required to submit the
College Reading and Research Course Form. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
34400.
Latin Prose Composition. PQ: Consent of instructor. This
course focuses on intensive study of the structures of the Latin
language and the usage of canonical Latin prose, including
compositional exercises. S. Bartsch. Autumn.
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