| Course Title: Ovid: Metamorphoses |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: A study of Ovid's ambitious epic celebrating change and transformative forces, with attention to the challenges it poses to traditional Roman values and to conventional Roman notions of the work appropriate to a poet. In particular, consideration will be given to the way Ovid's poem subversively responds to Vergil's work. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Paula Debnar | 413-538-2873 | pdebnar@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 301 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Two courses in Latin at the 200-level or any 300-level Latin course. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 12 | Enrollment: 8 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Ovid's Metamorphoses Books 6-10 (Bks 6-10) Author: Anderson (Editor), William S. Copyright: 1978 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780806114569 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press |
Required | 32.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Book Shop |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Note 1: You must have access to a good dictionary and grammar, e.g. Allen & Greenough's New Latin Grammar. Note 2: On your own you will need to procure a copy of the Metamorphoses in English. Translations include: Martin, Humphries, Slavitts, Simpson, Mandelbaum. This link offers you some comparisons: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1656193-ovid-s-metamorphoses |