LATIN 614 - Catullus and Horace

3 Credit(s)

Description:
In this course students will read extensively from the lyric poetry of Catullus and Horace, with particular attention to developing their reading fluency and familiarity with poetic language. The class will also consider modern scholarship on such topics as: ancient verse collections; allusion to and the influence of Greek and Roman predecessors; lyric, elegiac, and dactylic meters; and themes such as love, friendship, invective, social mores, and patriotism.

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