Undergraduate Courses in Classical Civilization SUBJECT=CLCIV (Division 344) Search the Course Database CLCIV 101. Classical Civilization I: The Ancient Greek World (in English). No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in GTBOOKS 191 or 201. I. (4). (HU). An introduction to the civilization of ancient Greece from the beginnings through the Hellenistic age. CLCIV 102. Classical Civilization II: The Ancient Roman World (in English). II. (4). (HU). An introduction to the civilization of ancient Rome from the beginnings through early Christianity. CLCIV 120. First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Humanities). Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). This course addresses a wide range of topics from the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. These are studied for their ideas, literary values, and as illustrations of socio-historical and other historical and intellectual developments important for the understanding of the ancient and modern world, their achievements and problems. CLCIV 121. First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Composition). Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (4). (Introductory Composition). This course addresses a wide range of topics from the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. These are studied for their ideas, literary values, and as illustrations of socio-historical and other historical and intellectual developments important for the understanding of the ancient and modern world, their achievements and problems. CLCIV 215. Ovid. (1). (HU). We read and discuss Ovid's Metamorphoses and Amores in modern translations, with selections from Ovid's other works. We look at Golding's Metamorphoses (the translation Shakespeare used) and Marlowe's Amores, as well as the recent volume of translations and imitations. CLCIV 326. Women in Greece. (3). (HU). Gender, its representation, and women's lives in Greece from antiquity to the present. CLCIV 341. Classics and Cinema. (4). (Excl). An exploration of the representation of the ancient Greek and Roman world and it literature in film, as well as the impact of ancient literary theory on modern cinema narrative. CLCIV 342. Sexuality and Sexual Stereotype in Greek and Roman Culture. (3). (HU). The main aim of this course is to consider how sexuality is constructed in the literature of the Greeks and the Romans. Subjects addressed include sexual stereotype and role reversal; the power-relations of gender; homosexuality and heterosexuality; virginity and prostitution; sexuality and violence. CLCIV 360 / POLSCI 403. Greek Political Thought. POLSCI 101 or 302. (3). (Excl). The course deals with the crisis in political thinking during the 5th century B.C. It then examines the Platonic and Aristotelian attempts to counter the arguments of the Sophists. The course concentrates on careful reading of the relevant texts, most particularly Plato and Aristotle. CLCIV 365 / CLARCH 365. Alexander the Great: The Making of a Legend. (3). (HU). Alexander's world-conquering exploits and early death in 323 BC made him a legend not only in his own time, but for posterity. The course employs historical, archaeological, artistic, and other evidence to explore the 'reality' and 'image' of Alexander, and his influence after the end of the ancient world. CLCIV 371. Sport in the Ancient Greek World. (3). (HU). A study based on translated ancient sources, artistic and archaeological materials, and modern literature of athletics and recreation in Ancient Greece and Rome and of their significance in the cultural life of the Greco-Roman World. CLCIV 372. Sports and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Covers all aspects of daily life, recreation and sports in Rome and Italy including bathing, gladiators, charioteers, and the City of Rome. CLCIV 381(457) / RELIGION 381. Witchcraft: An Introduction to the History and Literature of Witchcraft. (4). (HU). This course explores witchcraft as a cultural phenomenon. We examine witchcraft from several cross-cultural perspectives, trace the development of witchcraft and the witch stereotype in history, literature, and art from classical antiquity, through the middle ages, to the early modern period in Europe and America. CLCIV 382(452) / CLARCH 382. Food in the Ancient World: Subsistence and Symbol. (3). (HU). This course examines patterns of food production and consumption in the ancient Mediterranean world in order to observe the organization and symbolic construction of communities through time. Manners of eating and drinking – or starving – in Greek, Hellenistic and Roman society is the focus for attention. CLCIV 383(451) / CLARCH 383. Death in the Ancient World. (3). (HU). An investigation into attitudes toward death, and treatment of the dead, in ancient Greek and Roman society. A variety of evidence – literary, artistic, archaeological, epigraphic, and ethnographic – is utilized by students, who also are exposed to alternative notions of death and burial in other cultures. CLCIV 384(454). The Roman Army. Upperclass standing. (3). (HU). For their entire history, the Romans were in a constant state of conflict with both foreign enemies and each other. An appreciation of the nature of the Roman army and its impact on the society which produced it is fundamental to any study of Roman history. CLCIV 385(462). Greek Mythology. (4). (HU). The myths are studied systematically both as the background of Greek religious and literary forms and with reference to their influence on modern literature. Illustrated lectures and assigned readings. CLCIV 386(463). Greek Drama. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU). Lectures on the history, development, and influence of Greek drama. Assigned readings, and reports. CLCIV 387(471). Roman Drama. (3). (HU). A study of Roman plays as theater and as literature. Attention is paid to comic, social, and religious aspects of Roman drama. Lectures and assigned readings. CLCIV 388 / PHIL 388. History of Philosophy: Ancient. One Philosophy Introduction. (4; 2 in the half-term). (HU). Western philosophy from its historical beginning to the end of antiquity: pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle. CLCIV 389(467). The Good Life. (3). (HU). This course interweaves so-called "literary" and "historical" texts with the systematic philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics, around a core of questions arising from three main topics: 1) what constitutes the good life; 2) how the good life is achieved; and 3) what are the problems confronting the good life. CLCIV 390(461). Greek Literature in English. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU). A study of the major achievements of Greek literature, by genres (epic, lyric, drama, history, oratory), and of the reasons for its perennial influence on Western literatures, ancient and modern. Reading, lectures, and discussions. CLCIV 393. Plato's Diaglogues in English. (3). (HU). We read twelve of Plato's dialogues, and will explore issues in Plato's ethics, psychology, epistemology, politics, and metaphysics. We discuss methods of interpreting Plato's works as well as the implications of his critique of writing for understanding the dialogues. We try to glimpse the meaning of Plato's philosophy in the light of history, taking into account the ancient setting of 4th century Athens and the 25 centuries of reading Plato that have passed since then. CLCIV 456. Egypt after the Pharaohs: Public and Private Life in an Ancient Multicultural Society. (3). (Excl). This course studies a major ancient culture under Greek and Roman rule. We begin with a historical and geographic overview; proceed with diachronic case studies on themes such as daily life, ethnicity, gender, religion, army, administration, and social mobility; and conclude with its influence on modern popular culture. CLCIV 460 / WOMENSTD 460. Theorizing Women in Antiquity. Junior standing. (3). (Excl). This course brings together a millennium of speculation on women by authors who span the critical intellectual and religious movements of the ancient world: Platonists, Stoics, Epicureans, Christians, and Gnostics. It also juxtaposes ancient texts with modern feminist criticism. CLCIV 465. The Individual in Greek Society. (3). (Excl). The individual as seen in Greek literature, plastic art, law and society. Readings from epic, lyric poetry, drama, history, philosophy, inscriptions; the evidence of mythology. Special attention to the question of women and slaves; popular as opposed to systematic value systems. Lectures and class discussion. Final examination; 10-page paper. CLCIV 466 / RELIGION 468. Greek Religion. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). Lectures, readings, and slides illustrate a survey of ancient Greek religious belief and observances and the ways in which Greek religious attitudes, customs, and practices influenced political institutions, moral standards, and contemporary and later religious systems (e.g., Roman and Christian). CLCIV 472. Roman Law. Not open to first-year students. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). Acquaints students with the fundamental concepts of Roman private law, their legal origin in the society and government of the High Roman Empire, and their all-important influence on the development of Western European legal theory and tradition. CLCIV 473. Roman Decadence. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). The phenomena of literary decadence are isolated and examined in representative works including Vergil, Horace, Ovid, Lucan, Petronius, Juvenal, and Augustine. Reference is made to parallel periods of decadence in other literatures. CLCIV 476 / HISTORY 405 / RELIGION 476. Pagans and Christians in the Roman World. (4; 3 in the half-term). (Excl). This course traces the formation of Christian ideas and modes of conduct in the Roman empire, examines religion both as a form of cultural and political expression and as a method of establishing a variety of contacts with a supernatural world. We begin with an analysis of what was meant by culture and politics, while also looking at different ways of constructing a supernatural world. CLCIV 480. Studying Antiquity. CLCIV 101 or 102, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits. This is a team-taught seminar designed to give concentrators in Class. Civ. an opportunity to work on major problems in the study of the ancient world in a small group with several different specialists. The emphasis is on the methods that different specialists use to study these problems, in particular on the interpretation of the various types of information based on detailed analysis and overall synthesis. CLCIV 481. The Classical Tradition. CLCIV 101 or 102. (3). (Excl). Examines the role of the classical heritage in Western Europe and in early modern America. Emphasis is placed both on the literary and the political and legal aspects of this heritage. In studying original texts relevant to these themes, students are asked to consider different meaning of the concept "tradition," and the cultural and political importance of collective memory. CLCIV 499. Supervised Reading. Permission of Instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated two times for a total of six credits. Undergraduate supervised reading in Classical Civilization. Graduate Course Listings for CLCIV. This page was created at 3:31 PM on Fri, Mar 22, 2002. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2002 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.