LATIN EPIC: Latin Epic
Latin 119 Section 1 (4 units)
OLIENSIS, E S
Fulfills the L&S breadth requirement in Arts & Literature.
Ovid, Metamorphoses
Our exploration of Ovid's captivating poem of changes will alternate intensive analysis of selected episodes read in Latin with "bird's-eye" views of larger swathes read in translation. Topics will include self-reflexivity and intertextuality; characters as narrators, the risks and pleasures of story-telling; artworks inside and beyond the poem; and the Augustan context.
Requirements
Requirements: c. 150-250 lines of Latin/week; 2 mini-essays; midterm exam; final exam; final essay (5-8 pp.).
Location: 105 DWINELLE
Times: TTh 12:30-2:00P
