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.
An introduction to Roman Civil, Constitutional, and Criminal law. Civil Law will be studied topically and through cases. Constitutional and Criminal Law are studied in their historical development and topically, through case studies. Careful thinking, the special genius of Roman law, and its impact on the modern world will be major themes of the course. No previous experience in Classical Studies or Latin required.
Study of the development of Early Christian architecture, painting, sculpture, and industrial arts; archaeological excavation of early churches and catacombs with emphasis on problems of interpretation; Western and Byzantine iconography.
This course will examine the influence of Greek and Roman mythology on contemporary film. Specifically, we will work from primary source materials and scholarly readings to analyze the many ways in which cinema (selectively) adopts and transforms our classical heritage in light of its own needs and our dramatically altered cultural context. Our objects of study include films both familiar and obscure from the last forty or so years, and encompass a wide variety of genres: westerns; sci-fi; fantasy; drama; comedy ; and horror, detective, war, and foreign films. This course will be open to CANES majors (for major credit).
Topical approach to selected problems or themes in ancient literature. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses.
Topical approach to selected problems or themes in ancient philosophy, or focus on an individual philosopher or school of philosophy.
Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and various theories about their origin. Exploration of the light they shed on the textual history of the Hebrew Bible, developments in ancient Judaism, and the early history of Christianity.
Completion of study of basic vocabulary, syntax, and morphology. P: GRK 101 or equivalent.
Reading of selections from the Odyssey; study of the Homeric dialect, Greek hexameters, and the cultural background of Homer. P: See notation under Greek heading.
Selections from the Greek tragedians.
There are no courses in Hebrew scheduled for the Spring 2003 semester. If you are interested in taking Hebrew please contact either Prof. Leonard Greenspoon or Prof. Ron Simkins.
Selections from Vergil's Aeneid and/or other verse authors. Metrical readings. This course applies and extends the language study done in a student's first three semesters and prepares the student for advanced Latin courses. P: LAT 201 or equivalent. See notation under Latin heading.
Selected readings from Lucretius' De rerum natura and/or Cicero's philosophic works; study of Roman philosophic interests, especially Epicureanism and Stoicism
Continuation of ARA 111. Doubled verbs, defective verbs; the subjunctive, passive, and imperative; the passive voice; complex syntax; the masdar, active and passive participles; the adverb; conditional sentences; exclamations; oral and written exercises; reading. Open only to non-speakers of the language. P: ARA 111 or IC.