LATN 037. Horace and the Elegiac Poets

This course will begin with selected poems of Horace, especially those in the broader tradition of Greek, Roman, and English love poetry. We will continue with selections from Propertius, Horace's elegiac contemporary, from their younger contemporary Ovid, and from Sulpicia, whose small corpus of elegiac poems is the most extensive body of Latin poetry by a woman writer. The main focus will be on the literary techniques employed and generic conventions within which these poets were working. The course is suitable for those with at least one semester of college Latin or advanced work in high school (e.g. a 5 on the AP or equivalent). Writing course status to be applied for.
Prerequisite: One semester of college level Latin or advanced work in high school (e.g. a 5 on the AP or equivalent).
Humanities.
1 credit.
Fall 2022. Turpin.
Catalog chapter: Classics
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/classics

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