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Courses in Latin (Division 411)

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LATIN 101. Elementary Latin.: (Elementary Courses); No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 103, 193, or 502. (4). (LR).; Latin structures are taught in comparison with English structures.
LATIN 102. Elementary Latin.: (Elementary Courses); Latin 101. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 193 or 502. (4). (LR).; Continuation of the study of Latin structures. Connected reading from Latin authors of various periods.
LATIN 103. Review Latin.: (Elementary Courses); Some background in Latin and assignment by placement test. Credit is granted for no more than two courses among Latin 101, 102 and 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 193 or 502. (4). (LR).; For students with previous Latin background who do not qualify for Latin 231.
LATIN 193. Intensive Elementary Latin I.: (Elementary Courses); No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 101, 102, 103 or 502. (4). (Excl).; Designed to provide undergraduate students with an intensive introduction to elementary Latin. Introduces the basic principles of grammar and provides some experience in the reading of Latin, preparing students to advance rapidly towards upper level courses and, in the case of students with a serious interest in language, toward a concentration in Latin.
LATIN 194. Intensive Elementary Latin II.: (Elementary Courses); Latin 193 or equivalent. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 221, 222, 231, 232, or 503. Graduate students should elect 503. (4). (Excl). This course does not satisfy the language requirement.; A continuation of Latin 193, preparing the student to advance rapidly towards upper level courses and, in the case of students with a serious interest in language, towards a concentration in Latin.
LATIN 195 / RCCORE 195. Intensive Latin I.: (8). (Excl).; Students learn morphological, grammatical, and syntactic structures of Latin, and become acquainted with significant aspects of Roman culture. Skills are enhanced through writing, listening, and speaking.
LATIN 231. Introduction to Latin Prose.: (Elementary Courses); Latin 102 or 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 194, 222, or 503. (4). (LR).; A review of grammar as students are introduced to extended passages of classical Latin prose through selections from such authors of the first centuries BC and AD as Cicero, Caesar, Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus.
LATIN 232. Vergil, Aeneid.: (Elementary Courses); Latin 231 or 221. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 194, 222, or 503. (4). (LR).; Emphasis on rapid reading and comprehension of early books of the Aeneid and other Latin poetry.
LATIN 295 / RCCORE 295. Intensive Latin II.: Latin 102, 103, or 193/504. (8). (LR).; This course meets two hours per day and covers in one academic term the equivalent of two terms in a non-intensive course. Through the study texts from a variety of authors and genres, students develop skills and strategies for reading increasingly complex Latin, and expand their understanding of the Roman world.
LATIN 301. Intermediate Latin I.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 194, 222, or 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Selections from Latin poetry and prose, with grammar review and discussion of cultural context.
LATIN 302. Intermediate Latin II.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 194, 222, or 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Selections from Latin poetry and prose, with grammar review and discussion of cultural context.
LATIN 401. Republican Prose.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 301 or 302. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.; Readings in Cicero or Caesar or Sallust or Livy.
LATIN 402. Imperial Prose.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 301 or 302. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.; One of the following authors is read each term: Seneca, Petronius, Tacitus.
LATIN 403. Elementary Latin Composition.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 301. (2). (Excl).; Systematic reviews in Latin grammar with daily written exercises. Emphasis on correctness of expression and a feeling for idiom.
LATIN 409. Augustan Poetry.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 301 or 302. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.; Vergil or Horace or Propertius or Ovid.
LATIN 410. Poetry of the Republic or Later Empire.: (Intermediate Courses); Latin 301 or 302. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.; Reading of Lucretius, or Catullus, or Comedy or Seneca or Juvenal.
LATIN 421 / EDCURINS 421. Teaching of Latin.: (Advanced Courses); Junior standing in Latin and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Materials and techniques for teaching in either secondary school or college. Emphasizes those aspects of linguistics which have practical application in teaching and learning Latin. If credit in Education is desired, elect as Education D421.
LATIN 426. Practicum.: (Advanced Courses); Junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor. I, II, IIIb. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; The course is designed for students who wish to continue work begun in Latin 421. Students must submit a plan for a project related to the teaching of Latin.
LATIN 435 / MEMS 440. Medieval Latin I, 500-900 A.D.: (Advanced Courses); Two years of college Latin. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A survey of the major literary works from Boethius to the Carolingian Age. Provides the basic methodology for studying Medieval Latin and emphasizes the continuity of the classical tradition.
LATIN 436 / MEMS 441. Medieval Latin II, 900-1350 A.D.: (Advanced Courses); Two years of college Latin. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A study of a major author or genre in the period; topics vary from year to year. Examples include Medieval Latin lyric, satire, drama, etc.
LATIN 445. Tacitus, Histories.: (Advanced Courses); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Study of the "Year of the Four Emperors" and the founding of the Flavian dynasty. Lectures and translations. One class hour each week is reserved for group discussion of such topics as Tacitus' historical bias and objectivity, Tacitean attitudes towards Roman imperialism, Tacitean techniques of character portrayal, and Tacitus and Roman religion.
LATIN 451. Early Latin Prose.: (Advanced Courses); (3). (Excl).; Readings of specimens of early Latin prose to illustrate the morphological development of classical Latin and the origins of the "severe" styles of Sallust and Tacitus. Reading includes Cato, De agricultura, the Rhetorica ad Herennium, and the Epistula consulum de Bacchanalibus.
LATIN 452. Caesar's Commentaries.: (Advanced Courses); (3). (Excl).; Readings in both the Gallic and Civil Wars and consideration of problems in geography, military strategy and tactics, and historiography in Caesar's works.
LATIN 466. Horace.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 301. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Selected Odes and Epodes are studied with equal emphasis upon content and structure. Development of the Horatian lyric.
LATIN 470. Catullus.: (Advanced Courses); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Upperclass and graduate level study of the poet and his influence.
LATIN 475 / GREEK 475. Roman Historiography.: (Advanced Courses); (3). (Excl).; Survey of Roman historical writing, evading the stylistic masterpieces, concentrating on the sources of historical and chronological data; the aims, doctrines, and influence of antiquarians, and Roman philosophies of history in their Hellenistic and early Christian contexts. Guided readings in the most important works from Polybius to Cassiodorus and instructed use of the standard collections.
LATIN 497. Senior Latin Seminar.: (Advanced Courses); Honors student; others with permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).; This course, alternatively offered as Greek 497, is a problem-oriented seminar which draws upon both Greek and Latin texts, secondary literature and methodological questions are emphasized. Topics change from year to year, and tend to be synoptic in scope.
LATIN 499. Latin: Supervised Reading.: (Advanced Courses); Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). May not be included in a concentration plan in Greek Language and Literature or Classical Languages and Literatures. (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Regular reports and conferences required.
LATIN 504. Intensive Latin.: (Advanced Courses); Permission of instructor. No credit granted to those who have completed 102, 193, or 502. (4). (LR).; A course designed to provide the student with the linguistic skills necessary to read passages of average difficulty from major Roman authors.
LATIN 506. Advanced Latin Composition.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 403. (3). (Excl).; Readings in Cicero leading to an analysis of his style, with continuous exercises based on the readings.
LATIN 511. Letters of Cicero.: (Advanced Courses); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Interpretation of selected letters, with a study of Roman manners and political conditions at the end of the Republic.
LATIN 529. Livy.: (Advanced Courses); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Study of Livy's historiography and style, with extensive reading of the Latin text and special emphasis on the legendary history of Rome.
LATIN 535. Petronius.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 401. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Readings in the Satyricon with some attention to the development of the ancient novel.
LATIN 536. Apuleius.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 401. (3). (Excl).; The Golden Ass of Apuleius is read as the only sample of Roman novel existing.
LATIN 551. Elegiac Poets.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 401. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for six credits.; The Roman elegy is studied, with chief emphasis upon poets of the Augustan Age. Some attention is given to the post-classical Latin elegy and to its influence on English poetry.
LATIN 558. Cicero, Philosophical Works.: (Advanced Courses); (2). (Excl).; Selections from three of Cicero's philosophical works are read as a basis for the exploration of problems in Hellenistic philosophy. We approach the dialogues through the study of key topics in Stoic ethics and epistemology, with attention to the scholastic controversies that enliven our dialogues. Topics include: the Criterion of Truth; Doubt and Dogmatism; Knowledge and Sense Impressions; Pleasure and Virtue; Passions; the Sage. The emphasis is not only upon reading the primary sources, but also upon familiarity with secondary literature in the field.
LATIN 568. Reading of Augustan Poetry.: (Advanced Courses); (3). (Excl).; Vergil or Horace or Propertius or Ovid. Attention is given to poetic technique and to the interpretation of the poetry within its historical and generic context.
LATIN 581. Lucretius and Roman Epicureanism.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 401. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Interpretations of the text and collateral readings in the history of Epicureanism and ancient atomism.
LATIN 582. Roman Biographers.: (Advanced Courses); (3). (Excl).; Representative biographies are studied in Latin and in translation, with emphasis upon Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars.
LATIN 591. History of Roman Literature, Beginnings to Cicero.: (Advanced Courses); Approximately eight credits in advanced Latin reading courses. (3). (Excl).; A survey of the development of Roman literature from the beginnings of the Augustan age, including epic, drama, lyric, oratory, and the beginnings of philosophy. Lectures, assigned readings, and reports.
LATIN 592. History of Roman Literature, Vergil to Ausonius.: (Advanced Courses); Latin 591 or twelve credits in advanced Latin reading courses. (3). (Excl).; The development of Roman literature under the Empire, including the beginnings of Christian literature in Latin.
LATIN 599. Supervised Reading in Latin Literature.: (Advanced Courses); Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Regular reports and conferences required.

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