LATN 030. Advanced Survey of Latin Poetry

The poems in this course will be chosen in consultation with participants. Depending on interest, texts to be read in Latin may include Catullus, “The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis” and “The Lock of Berenice”; Lucretius; Vergil, Eclogues or Georgics; Ovid, esp. Ars Amatoria; the Pervigilum Veneris; selections from the Anthologia Latina; selections from the Carmina Burana or other medieval texts. Students will read modern critical scholarship and write a number of critical essays. Students interested in this course should contact the instructor, preferably before the start of classes. This course is intended for students who have completed Intensive First Year Latin (Latin 001-002) or the equivalent in summer programs or high school.

Humanities.
Writing course.
1 credit.
Eligible for CPLT.
Fall 2023. Turpin.
Catalog chapter: Classics
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/classics

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