| Arabic | Greek | Hebrew | Latin |
A chronological introduction to Western and non-Western literatures from the Ancient world through the Renaissance. This course juxtaposes Greek, Roman, English literature from the Old English, Middle English, and Renaissance periods with contemporaneous literatures from India, China, Japan, Middle-Eastern, and other non-Western cultures.
A chronological introduction to Western and non-Western literatures from the Ancient world through the Renaissance. This course juxtaposes Greek, Roman, English literature from the Old English, Middle English, and Renaissance periods with contemporaneous literatures from India, China, Japan, Middle-Eastern, and other non-Western cultures.
Nature and function of myth and legend; artistic, religious, psychological, and anthropological implications; influence on early and later literature and on art.
Study of the sculpture, painting, architecture, and sites of ancient Greece with emphasis on their archaeological, historical, and geographical aspects.
The political and social history of the Roman Empire, with excurses into its material culture, from the Age of Augustus through the reign of Constantine the Great. Emphasis will be placed on the provinces and the diverse ethnic groups within the Empire.
Study of the rich system of thought of the author known for centuries simply as "The Philosopher." Aristotle's teleology (theory of nature), metaphysics (including the idea that 'love makes the world go around'), theory of the soul, ethical theory, and theory of art ("poems" meaning "things made") will be discussed. [CNE students receive credit toward their Major for this philosophy course.]
| Arabic | Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations | Hebrew | Latin |
Basic vocabulary, syntax, and morphology for reading classical and New Testament Greek authors.
Reading of selections of classical Greek prose and poetry; study and review of syntax. P: GRK 102 or see notation under Greek heading.
How did the ancient Greeks conceptualize erotic love? How did it affect human lives? Advanced students of Greek will contemplate this "sweetbitter impossible creature" among other things as they read the beautiful lyric poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Archilochus, Alcman, Stesichorus, Ibycus, Simonides, Bacchylides, Corinna, and more! We will study lyric dialects and meters while examining also performance and historical contexts, and poetic techniques. In addition, we will read a few important works of modern scholarship on specific lyric poets or poems.
| Arabic | Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations | Greek | Latin |
| Arabic | Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations | Greek | Hebrew |
Survey of basic forms. Reading selections. Exercise in prose composition.
Survey of basic forms. Reading selections. Exercise in prose composition.
Selections from Cicero's orations and/or other verse authors. This course applies and extends the language study done in LAT 101 and 102. P: LAT 102 or equivalent. See notation under Latin heading.
Blood. Sweat. Toil. Tears. Like Churchill, I promise you all of these, but if you want to go on to graduate study of Latin you need to take this course.
Basic principles of Latin teaching in the high school. Objectives and content of the four years of Latin. Comparison of various methods of teaching.
We will study Latin verse inscriptions, building upon our expertise with the elegiac meter developed in LAT 202/493 in the spring of 2003. These inscriptions, mostly funerary, offer a by turns touching and amusing view of strata of Roman society normally invisible to students of the great Latin authors. We will also study Latin epigraphy to the degree needed to understand the physical state of our inscriptions and their significance.
| Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations | Greek | Hebrew | Latin |
ARA 111 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I: Dr. Martha Ha
bash, MWF 12:30 PM
Pronunciation and writing drills; the basic inflection of the regular and hollow verb, form I through X; inflection of nouns and adjectives; root and pattern system and basic use of the dictionary; basic syntax; oral and written exercises. Open only to non-speakers of the language.