| Course Title: The Slender Muse |
| Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
| Description: A study of the highly romantic poetry that launched a revolution in Latin literature, including such works as Catullus's epyllion on Peleus and Thetis and Vergil's Eclogues and Georgics, with attention to the new understanding of poetry shown in these poems and to their commentary on the social turmoil of the last phase of the Republic. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Bruce Arnold | 413-538-2872 | barnold@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Any Latin course above LATIN-201. | 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: 18 | Enrollment: 6 | Available: 12 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Vergil, Eclogues Author: Coleman, Copyright: 1977 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0521291070 Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press |
Required | 41.99 |
| Title: Vergil, Georgics. Vol. 2, Bks 3-4 Author: Thomas, Copyright: 1988 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0521346789 Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Required | 36.99 |
| Title: Theocritus, The Idylls Author: Verity (tr.), Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Oxford World Classics) |
Required | 11.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: I will supply you with a pdf file of the poems of Catullus with my own notes which we will read for this class. The texts above can be purchased in used editions fairly cheaply at Amazon.com. |