Classical Studies

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Peter White, Cl 25A, 702-8515,
p-white@uchicago.edu
Administrative Assistant: Kathleen M. Fox, Cl 22B, 702-8514,
kfox@midway.uchicago.edu
E-mail: classics-department@uchicago.edu.
World Wide Web: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/classics

Programs of Study

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Studies allows students to explore Greek and Roman antiquity in a variety of ways and provides excellent preparation for careers that require strong skills in interpretation and writing, such as teaching, scholarly research, law, and publishing, and in the humanities in general. The following three variants of the concentration in Classical Studies are offered, depending on the students' preparation, interests and goals: (1) The Language and Literature Variant combines the study of Greek and Latin texts with coverage of diverse areas, including art and archeology, history, philosophy, religion, and science. (2) The Language Intensive Variant focuses on languages with the aim of reading a larger selection of texts in the original languages; it is designed especially for those who wish to pursue graduate studies in classics. (3) The Greek and Roman Cultures Variant emphasizes courses in art and archeology, history, material culture, and texts in translation.

Program Requirements

Degree Program in Classical Studies: Language and Literature Variant. Students who take the Language and Literature Variant may choose to concentrate either in Greek or in Latin, to the exclusion of the other language, or they may choose to concentrate in one language and minor in the other. The program assumes that, in addition to the concentration requirements, students have satisfied the College language requirement by demonstrating competency equivalent to one year of study in either Greek or Latin.

The course requirements are as follows:

1. Six courses in Greek or Latin, which must include the 20400-20600 sequence or higher in at least one language.

2. Six courses in Greek or Roman art, history, philosophy, science, religion, art, or classical literature in translation, with courses divided between at least two fields, and with approval of the director of undergraduate studies. Courses which carry a Classical Civilization listing between 20100 and 29000 meet this requirement, as do several courses offered in Art History, Philosophy, Political Science, General Studies in the Humanities, and other disciplines. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies.

3. The B.A. Seminar (Classical Civilization 29800), a one-quarter course spread over two quarters, as described below.

No course that is used to meet a requirement under one of these categories may be used simultaneously to meet a requirement under any other.

Summary of Requirements:
Language and Literature Variant

College
Language
Requirement

demonstrated competence in
Latin or Greek equivalent to

one year of college-level study

Concentration

6 courses in Latin or Greek

6 courses in Greek or Roman history, philosophy, science, religion, art, or classical literature in translation

1 B.A. Seminar (CLCV 29800)

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Degree Program in Classical Studies: Language Intensive Variant. The Language Intensive Variant is designed for students who expect to continue Classical Studies at the graduate level. It aims to provide the level of linguistic proficiency in both Greek and Latin that is commonly expected of applicants to rigorous graduate programs. The program assumes that, in addition to the concentration requirements, students have satisfied the College language requirement by demonstrating competency equivalent to one year of study in either Greek or Latin. Students must also use some of their electives to meet the language requirements of this program variant.

The course requirements are as follows:

1. Six courses in one classical language (Greek or Latin) at the 20000 level or above and six courses or the equivalent in the other (three of which may be at the introductory level).

2. Four courses in art, history, philosophy, religion, science, material culture, or classical literature in translation, with courses divided between at least two fields, and with approval of the director of undergraduate studies. Courses which carry a Classical Civilization listing between 20100 and 29000 meet this requirement as do several courses offered in the area of Art History, Philosophy, Political Science, General Studies in the Humanities, and other disciplines. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies.

3. The B.A. Seminar (Classical Civilization 29800), a one-quarter course spread over two quarters, as described below.

No course that is used to meet a requirement under one of these categories may be used simultaneously to meet a requirement under any other.

Summary of Requirements:

Language Intensive Variant

College demonstrated competence in

Language Latin or Greek equivalent to

Requirement one year of college-level study

Concentration 6 courses in Latin

6 courses in Greek

4 courses in Greek or Roman art, history, philosophy, science, religion, or classical literature in translation

1 B.A. Seminar (CLCV 29800)

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Degree Program in Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Cultures Variant. This variant is designed for students who are interested in ancient Greece and Rome but wish to focus more on history (political, intellectual, religious, and social) and material culture than on language and literature. Because the program allows many courses taught in other departments to count toward concentration requirements, it is especially suited to students who declare their concentration late or who wish to take a double concentration. The program assumes that, in addition to concentration requirements, students have satisfied the College civilization requirement by taking the Ancient Mediterranean World sequence (Classical Civilization 20700-20800-20900), the Athens Program (Social Sciences 27800-27900-28000), or the Rome Program (Social Sciences 20800-20900-21000).

The course requirements are as follows:

1. Three courses in Greek or Latin at any level. (Because students may not place out of this requirement, anyone who enters the program with some competence in Latin or Greek is expected to take three higher-level courses.)

2. Nine courses in art, history, philosophy, religion, science, material culture, or classical literature in translation, with courses divided between at least four fields, and with approval of the director of undergraduate studies. Courses that carry a Classical Civilization listing between 20100 and 29000 meet this requirement, as do several courses offered in the area of Art History, Philosophy, Political Science, General Studies in the Humanities, and the like. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies.

3. The B.A. Seminar (Classical Civilization 29800), a one-quarter course spread over two quarters, as described below.

No course that is used to meet a requirement under one of these categories may be used simultaneously to meet a requirement under any other.

Summary of Requirements:
Greek and Roman Cultures Variant

General
Education
Concentration

CLCV 20700-20800,

or Athens Program, or
Rome Program

3 courses in Greek or Latin†

9 courses in Greek or Roman art, history, philosophy, religion, science, or classical literature in

translation

1 B.A. Seminar (CLCV 29800)

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Credit may not be granted by examination.

B.A. Seminar and B.A. Paper. Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in all variants of the Classical Studies concentration are required to write a substantial B.A. paper. The purpose of the B.A. paper is to enable concentrators to improve their research and writing skills and to give them an opportunity to focus their knowledge of the field upon an issue of their own choosing.

In their third year, by Monday of eighth week of spring quarter, concentrators must submit to the director of undergraduate studies a short statement proposing an area of research, and the statement must be approved by a member of the Classics faculty who agrees to be the director of the B.A. paper. At the same time, concentrators should meet with the preceptor of the B.A. Seminar to plan a program of research.

Concentrators are required to enroll in the B.A. Seminar (Classical Civilization 29800) during autumn quarter of their fourth year. The focus of the seminar is to 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 writing papers, as well as to take account of comments from their faculty readers. The grade for the B.A. 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.

The deadline for submitting the B.A. paper in final form is Friday of fifth week of spring quarter. This deadline represents the formal submission, which is final; students should expect to submit and defend substantial drafts much earlier. Copies of the paper are to be submitted both to the faculty director and to the seminar preceptor. Students who fail to meet the deadline may not be able to graduate in that quarter, and will not be eligible for honors consideration.

Students who undertake a double concentration may meet the requirement for a B.A. paper in Classical Studies by making it part of a single B.A. paper that is designed to meet the requirements of both concentrations. This combined paper must have a substantial focus on texts or issues of the classical period, and must have a Classics faculty member as a reader.

Grading. The first-year sequences in Latin and Greek (Latin 10100-10200-10300, and Latin 11100-11200, Greek 10100-10200-10300, and Greek 11100-11200-11300) and the courses in Greek and Latin composition are open for P/N grading for students not using these courses to meet concentration language requirements. All courses taken to meet requirements in the concentration must be taken for letter grades.

Honors. To be recommended for an honors degree, a student must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.25 or higher and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the concentration, and must also demonstrate superior ability in the B.A. paper to interpret Greek or Latin source material and to develop a coherent argument. For a student to be recommended for honors, the B.A. paper must be judged worthy of honors both by the faculty director and an additional faculty reader.

The John G. Hawthorne Travel Prize. The John G. Hawthorne Travel Prize is a cash award made annually to an outstanding student in classical languages, literature, or civilization for travel to Greece or Italy or to classical materials in other countries. The award may be used to facilitate participation in the Athens Program or the Rome Program of the College, to participate in appropriate programs in Greece or Italy organized by other institutions, or to pursue independent research abroad.

The Paul Shorey Foreign Study Prize. The Paul Shorey Foreign Study Prize is a cash award made annually to a "needy and deserving student studying Greek or Latin" for participation in the Athens Program or the Rome Program of the College.

The Classics Prize. The Classics Prize is a cash award of $300 made annually to the student who graduates with the best record of achievement in the Classical Studies concentration.

Faculty

DANIELLE S. ALLEN, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures and the College

MICHAEL I. ALLEN, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures and the College

ELIZABETH ASMIS, Professor, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and New Testament & Early Christian Literature, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

HELMA DIK, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures and the College

CHRISTOPHER A. FARAONE, Professor, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and New Testament & Early Christian Literature, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

JONATHAN HALL, Assistant Professor, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and History

NANCY PEARCE HELMBOLD, Professor Emerita, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and New Testament & Early Christian Literature, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

W. R. JOHNSON, John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages & Literatures, Department of Comparative Literature, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

BRIAN KROSTENKO, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures and the College

DAVID MARTINEZ, Associate Professor, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and New Testament & Early Christian Literature, and the College

JAMES M. REDFIELD, Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committees on Social Thought and the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

D. NICHOLAS RUDALL, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committees on the Ancient Mediterranean World and General Studies in the Humanities, and the College

RICHARD SALLER, Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and History, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College; Dean, Division of Social Sciences

LAURA SLATKIN, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

PETER WHITE, Professor, Departments of Classical Languages & Literatures and New Testament & Early Christian Literature, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

DAVID WRAY, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures and the College

Courses

For a description of the numbering guidelines for the following courses, consult the section on reading the catalog on page 15.

Courses designated "Classical Civilization" do not require knowledge of Greek or Latin.

Classical Civilization

20300. Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (=CLAS 30300, CLCV 20300, PLSC 25100/31600). This course provides an upper-level survey of political thought from Homer to Augustine, with central emphasis falling on the sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, and Augustine. We investigate, among other topics, these thinkers' accounts of the origins, nature, and problems of human sociality; their diverse theories of justice; their varying efforts to draw connections between ethical and political reasoning or between morality and law (whether mortal or divine); and their different stresses on utopian and realist approaches to political thought. D. Allen. Winter.

20500. Ancient Empires and Imperialism (=ANST 20500, CLAS 20500, CLCV 20500, HIST 20000/30000). PQ: Knowledge of ancient history not required. The Near Eastern and Mediterranean empires of antiquity were the earliest large-scale complex state formations in world history. This comparative analysis of a series of case studies, from Mesopotamia and Iran to Greece and Rome, focuses on key questions: Why and how did empires begin, how were they maintained, and how and why did they end? What ideology drove the rulers to expand? What was the role of religion? How did rulers and the ruled collaborate or clash? How did subjects respond to imperial control? Drawing on recent sociological theories of empire, we review diverse primary sources from textual testimony of imperial ideology to archaeological remains and discuss modern scholarship. W. Scheidel. Spring.

20600. Ancient Slavery (=ANST 20600, CLCV 20600, HIST 20700). PQ: Some prior knowledge of the history of ancient civilization (at the level of HIST 131) helpful. Knowledge of ancient languages not required. Ancient Greece and Rome were two of the few genuine "slave societies" in world history. Following a cross-cultural survey designed to situate and define ancient slavery within the wider context of world slavery, we concentrate on three key aspects: exploitation (the economy of slavery); accommodation, resistance, and rebellion (the ways in which slaves and owners lived and dealt with bondage); and ideology (the intellectual engagement with the values and contradictions of slavery, from Aristotle's notorious doctrine of "natural slavery" up to early Christian teachings). We discuss ancient sources in conjunction with samples of the most influential modern scholarship. We also highlight similarities and differences between ancient and later forms of slavery. Texts in English. W. Scheidel. Spring.

20700-20800. Ancient Mediterranean World I, II (=ANST 20700-20800, CLCV 20700, HIST 16700). This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. Not offered 2001-02; will be offered 2002-03.

21100. Greek Tragedy and Its Influences (=ANST 21100, CLAS 31100, CLCV 21100, GHSU 20400/30400). This course is an introduction to Greek tragedy that examines the evolution of tragic drama from the fifth century B.C. in Athens to the first century A.D. in Rome. Attention is given to the production of plays and to theories of tragedy, including that of Aristotle, as well as to the influence of Attic tragedy on the development of comic drama. Selected works of the modern theater (e.g., plays by Racine, Sartre, Fugard, and Soyinka) are studied as interpretations of the forms and themes of ancient tragedy. L. Slatkin. Winter.

21200. History and Theory of Drama I (=ANST 21200, CLAS 31200, CMLT 20500/30500, ENGL 13800/31000, GSHU 24200/34200). May be taken in sequence with ENGL 139/311 or individually. This course is a survey of major trends and theatrical accomplishments in Western drama from the ancient Greeks through the Renaissance: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, medieval religious drama, Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Jonson, along with some consideration of dramatic theory by Aristotle, Horace, Sir Philip Sidney, and Dryden. The goal is not to develop acting skill but, rather, to discover what is at work in the scene, and to write up that process in a somewhat informal report. Students have the option of writing essays or putting on short scenes in cooperation with other members of the class. End-of-week workshops, in which individual scenes are read aloud dramatically and discussed, are optional but highly recommended. D. Bevington, D. N. Rudall. Autumn.

21700. Archaeology for Ancient Historians (=ANCM 31700, ANST 21700, CLAS 31700, CLCV 21700, HIST 20900/39800). This course is intended to be not an introduction to classical archaeology but a methods course illuminating the potential contribution of material cultural evidence to ancient historians while at the same time alerting them to the possible misapplications. Theoretical reflections on the relationship between history and archaeology are interspersed with specific case studies from the Graeco-Roman world. J. Hall. Autumn.

22500. The Economy of Ancient Rome (=ANST 22000, CLAS 32500, CLCV 22500, ECON 22000, NTEC 32900). The 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 consequences of urbanization, the legal institutions for business and investment, and the economic consequences of the demographic structure. Class format includes lecture and discussion of ancient texts. R. Saller. Winter.

237. Problems in Roman Religion. W. R. Johnson. Winter.

23900. The Book in the Ancient World (=ANST 22100, CLAS 33900, CLCV 23900). This course traces the adaptation by people living under the Roman empire to the ever-widening use of books. Topics covered include the way ancient books were made and the influence that the book format exerted on literary forms such as poetry collections, anthologies, and acrostics. Problems such as circulation and storage, plagiarism, and censorship are also considered. P. White. Spring.

25200. Seneca's Letters to Lucilius (=CLCV 25200, FNDL 26600). PQ: Knowledge of Latin and training in philosophy not required. What makes a "self?" What belongs to it? What does the self have to do with society, virtue, prosperity, pleasure, and friendship? With subtlety, humanity, warmth, and variety, Lucius Annaeus Seneca explores these and similar practical ethical questions in a series of 124 letters to a young friend who is eager to make progress in philosophy while maintaining a career in public life. The course consists of a close reading of all the letters. D. Wray. Autumn.

27100. Ancient Studies Seminar: Religion and Science in Ancient Civilizations (=ANST 27100, CLCV 27100). Focusing on the interplay between religion (including magic and divination) and "scientific knowledge" in several ancient civilizations, the seminar explores the nature of ancient scientific knowledge and addresses issues in modern research on ancient religion and science. D. Harper. Spring.

275. War and Violence in the Epic Tradition. War has been at the heart of Western literature from its foundations in Homer's Iliad. In this course, we trace the role of warfare and violence in the tradition of epic poetry from classical antiquity to the Enlightenment and onward, taking aesthetic, ethical, and political perspectives to ask just what and how such scenes signify. Two guiding questions are why warfare and violence are central to epic, and how representations of warfare serve to convey or resist the imperialist ideologies with which the genre is often associated. In addition to Homer, we read poems by Vergil, Lucan, Ariosto, Camões, and Milton, and bring our discussions home to the present with two contemporary films at the end of the quarter. N. Coffee. Spring.

27800. Aristotle's Politics (=ANST 27800, CLAS 37800, CLCV 27800, FNDL 24000). This course involves a close reading of Aristotle's Politics, with special attention to the relationship of the individual to the community. Among the questions considered are: What does morality have to do with politics? What is the relationship of the family to the state? What is the best state? How much inequality is tolerable? What is wrong with slavery? Is empire ever justified? What is the best system of education? E. Asmis. Spring.

28100. Concepts of the Self from Antiquity to the Present (=BPRO 24400, CLCV 28100, HIST 20400). PQ: Fourth-year standing. This seminar explores the evolution of ideas about the nature and formation of selfhood from classical antiquity to the present. Along the way, we look at Greek tragedy, Stoic philosophy, early Christian texts, and the conceptual models of selfhood and self-understanding behind Descartes, Kant, Freud, Foucault, and others. Students should be prepared to deal extensively with scholarship on self, ethics, and community across the fields of philosophy, anthropology, psychology, and social history. S. Bartsch, J. Goldstein. Spring.

28900. Greek Revolution Revisited: Rethinking Naturalism (=ARTH 20200/30200, CLAS 28900, CLCV 28900). R. Neer. Winter.

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. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

29800. B.A. Seminar. This seminar is designed to teach students research and writing skills necessary for writing their B.A. paper. 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 writing papers, as well as to take account of comments from their faculty readers. The grade for the B.A. Seminar is identical with 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. D. Cromley. Autumn, Winter.

31100. Greek Tragedy and Its Influences (=CLAS 31100, ANST 21100). This introductory course examines the evolution of tragic drama from the fifth century B.C. in Athens to the first century A.D. in Rome. Attention is given to the production of plays and to theories of tragedy, including that of Aristotle, as well as to the influence of Attic tragedy on the development of comic drama. Selected works of Renaissance and Neo-Classical Tragedy (along with plays by Ibsen, Arthur Miller, and Beckett) are studied as interpretations of the forms of ancient tragedy. D. Rudall. Winter.

Greek

10100-10200-10300. Introduction to Attic Greek I, II, III. This sequence covers the introductory Greek grammar in twenty-two weeks and is intended for students who have more complex schedules or believe that the slower pace allows them to better assimilate the material. Like GREK 11100-11200-11300, this sequence prepares students to move into the second-year sequence (GREK 20400-20500-20600).

10100. Introduction to Attic Greek I. PQ: 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. H. Dik. 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. H. Dik. Autumn. 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.

11100-11200-11300. Accelerated Introduction to Attic Greek I, II, III. This sequence covers the introductory Greek grammar in fifteen weeks. Like GREK 10100-10200-10300, this sequence prepares students to move into the second-year sequence (GREK 20400-20500-20600).

11100. Accelerated Introduction to Attic Greek I. PQ: 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. Staff. 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.

20400. Plato: Apology. PQ: GREK 10300 or equivalent. The text is read in Greek with careful attention to syntax and vocabulary, and the setting of the work. D. N. Rudall. Autumn.

20500. Sophocles: Antigone. 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. Staff. Winter.

20600. Homer: Iliad. PQ: GREK 10300 or equivalent. An introduction to the Homeric dialect and to the convention of oral epic through a study of the Iliad. J. Redfield. Spring.

21100/31100. Elegiac Poetry. PQ: GREK 20600 or equivalent. Poems composed over a number of centuries in the elegiac meter are studied, beginning with some of the works of Archilochus and Callinus and continuing through a selection of the poems in M. L. West's Iambi et Elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum Cantati to poems drawn from the Greek anthology. C. Faraone. Winter.

21200/31200. Plato: Master of Style. PQ: GREK 20600 or equivalent. Plato's styles range from conversational, to lyrical, to rhetorical, to . . .; the list is endless. He is a master of characterization and parody, and brings a deep appreciation of poetry to his prose. Or so we think. How can we actually identify Plato's "style" or "styles?" This question has been much debated and, between purple passages, we consider the literature on style and authenticity in the Platonic corpus. H. Dik. Autumn.

21300/31300. Aeschylus: Prometheus. PQ: GREK 20600 or equivalent. This is an introduction to Aeschylean drama in general seen through the special problems posed by the play. Lectures and discussions are concerned with the authenticity of Prometheus Bound, its dating, and the chronology of Aeschylus's extant works; the reconstruction of the hypothetical Promethia and the development and early form of Attic drama; and philosophical material (in the original languages) and modern Aeschylean scholars are also read and discussed. D. N. Rudall. Spring.

26000/36000. History of the Greek Language (=CLAS 36000, CLCV 26000, LGLN 29000/39000). The documented history of the Greek language spans well over three millennia, starting from Mycenaean tablets of the second millennium B.C.E. and going on to the present day. In this class we trace the history of the language, reading texts from all these periods (i.e., inventory tablets from Pylos, children's letters from Egypt, and medieval ballads) and studying developments in all aspects of the language from its sounds to its syntax. H. Dik. Spring.

29700. Reading Course. PQ: Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Staff. Autumn, Winter.

34400. Greek Prose Composition. PQ: Consent of instructor. Intensive study of the structures of the Greek language and the usage of the canonical Greek prose, including compositional exercises. D. Martinez. Autumn.

Latin

10100-10200-10300. Introduction to Classical Latin I, II, III. This sequence covers the introductory Latin grammar in twenty-two weeks and is intended for students who have more complex schedules or believe that the slower pace allows them to better assimilate the material. Like LATN 11100-11200, this sequence prepares students to move into the second-year sequence (LATN 20400-20500-20600).

10100. Introduction to Classical Latin I. PQ: Knowledge of Latin not required. This course introduces students to the basic rules 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 in Latin from Cicero, Caesar, or other prose. L. Behnke. Winter.

10300. Introduction to Classical Latin III: Cicero. PQ: LATN 10200. After finishing the text, the course involves reading up to 500 lines of Ovid's Metamorphoses during which reading the students consolidate the grammar and vocabulary taught in LATN 10100 and 10200. Students are also prepared for poetic figures and scansion. L. Behnke. Spring.

11100-11200. Accelerated Introduction to Classical Latin I, II. This sequence covers the introductory Latin grammar in fifteen weeks. Like LATN 10100-10200-10300, this sequence prepares students to move into the second-year sequence (LATN 20400-20500-20600).

11100. Accelerated Introduction to Classical Latin I. PQ: Knowledge of Latin not required. 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. B. Krostenko. Winter.

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 in Latin from Cicero, Caesar, or other prose. M. Allen. Spring.

12100. Transitional Latin. PQ: Adequate performance on Latin placement test and interview. Enrollment limited. This quarter-long course prepares students who have already taken precollegiate Latin to enter University courses at the second-year level (LATN 20500 or 20600). It provides an intense review of Latin grammar (i.e., uses of the subjunctive, specialized usage of participles and infinitives, and advanced constructions such as the supine and the future imperative) and pairs grammatical review with in-depth reading of original texts. Students translate, analyze, and parse texts, as well as write essays analyzing them as literature. The theme is "Romanitas"; the readings include Cicero's Pro Archia, Horace's Roman Odes, and a significant selection of Vergil's Aeneid, Book VI. L. Behnke. Autumn.

20400. Introduction to Latin Poetry. PQ: LATN 10300 or 11200. Selected tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses are used to provide a first foundation for understanding and enjoying Latin hexameter verse. The course also considers Ovid's innovations in poetic and narrative technique and his influence on later art and literature. P. White. Autumn.

20500. Prose: "The End of the Republic." PQ: LATN 10300 or equivalent. The class covers Late Republican Prose (i.e., Caesar, Cicero, Sallust), and emphasizes grammatical and stylistic analysis. M. Allen. Winter.

20600. Horace and Catullus. PQ: LATN 10300 or equivalent. This course is a reading of selected poems of Catullus and Horace, with special emphasis on style and form, poetic self-fashioning, and the representation of gender. D. Wray. Spring.

21100/31100. Roman Elegy. PQ: LATN 20600 or equivalent. 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. D. Wray. Autumn.

21200/31200. Roman Novel. PQ: LATN 20600 or equivalent. This course focuses on Petronius' Satyricon and Apuleius' Metamorphoses. We read these two works with particular attention to the problems of genre, program, sociocultural context, realism, religiosity, and authorial voice: who and what is the narrating "I?" We also consider the changing history of reception of the novels, with New Critical, narratological, and historico-biographical frameworks in the foreground. Participants are expected to do a significant amount of reading in Latin as well as read both works in translation. S. Bartsch. Winter.

21300/31300. Vergil. PQ: LATN 20600 or equivalent. In this course we read selections from the Georgics and the Aeneid in Latin and the poems in their entirety in English. In addition to learning to read Vergil's Latin fluidly, we consider a range of critical responses to the central issues of the poem; Vergil's relationship to Augustan ideology; and Vergil's use of his Greek models. Staff. Spring.

26000/36000. Latin Paleography I. Most knowledge of ancient life and literature depends on hand-written artifacts. The graphic peculiarities of the various Latin scripts mirror the development of written culture and mediate what survives from successive ages. This course traces developments in Latin writing from its origins to the generalization of the reformed Carolingian script (ca. 950). We consider the pitfalls, consequences, and contributions of various types of writing, with emphasis on the early bookhands important for classical literary transmission. Weekly transcription exercises also include samples of later medieval bookhands. M. Allen. Spring.

29700. Reading Course. PQ: Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

34400. Latin Prose Composition. PQ: Consent of instructor. This is a practical introduction to the styles of classical Latin prose. After a brief and systematic review of Latin syntax, the course combines regular exercises in composition with readings from a variety of prose stylists. The course is intended to increase the students' awareness both of the classical artists' skill and their own command of Latin idiom and sentence structure. Not offered 2001-02; will be offered 2002-03.