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| 040.105 |
ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK
(4) Driver
Limit 20 Year course; must complete
040.106 in order to receive credit. Cannot be taken Satisfactory
/ Unsatisfactory This course provides a comprehensive
and intensive introduction to the study of ancient Greek. During
the first semester, focus is on morphology and vocabulary; emphasis
in the second semester is on syntax and reading. |
Sec. 01 |
MTW 10,
plus1 hour-TBA |
| 040.107 |
ELEMENTARY LATIN (3.5)
Phin / Solez
Limit 20 per section Year course; must complete 040.108 in order to
receive credit. Cannot be taken Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
This course provides a comprehensive and intensive introduction
to the study of Latin for new students as well as a systematic
review for those students with a background in Latin. Emphasis
during the first semester is on morphology and vocabulary; during
the second semester, the focus is on syntax and reading. |
Sec. 01
02 |
MTW 9
MTW 10 |
| 040.205 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE ANCIENT GREEK
(3)
Perriello Limit 20 Prereq: 040.105-106 Reading ability in classical Greek is developed through a study of
various authors, primarily Plato (fall) and Homer (spring).
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Sec. 01 |
MTW 10 |
| 040.207 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE
LATIN (3) Webber
Limit 20 Prereq:
040.107-108 or equivalent Although emphasis is still placed
on development of rapid comprehension, readings
and discussions introduce student to study of Latin literature,
principally through texts of Cicero (fall) and Vergil (spring). |
Sec. 01 |
MTW 11 |
| 040.213 (H) |
FOOD
AND DINING IN THE ANCIENT WORLD (3) Roller Limit 20 This course examines the diet
and dining practices of the Graeco-Roman
world. Ancient texts, images, and archaeological remains are
the primary objects of study, along with modern scholarship
and comparative materials from other cultures. Course
canceled 3/27/06 Course reinstated 6/30/06 |
Sec. 01 |
ThF 10:30-12 |
| 040.305 (H) |
ADVANCED ANCIENT GREEK
(3) Detienne (Same as 040.704) Limit
8 Reading of prose or verse authors, depending on the needs
of students. This semester's focus will be on Homeric hymns
to Hermes and Apollo. |
Sec. 01 |
W 12-2 |
| 040.308 (H) |
ADVANCED
LATIN POETRY (3) Shapiro Limit 20 Prereq: 040.207-208 or equivalent
(Same as 040.710)
The aim of this course is to increase proficiency and improve
comprehension of the Latin language. Intensive reading of Latin
texts, with the usual attention to matters of grammar, idiom,
translation, etc. Specific offerings vary from year-to-year.
This semester’s focus will be on Vergil’s
Eclogues and Georgics. |
Sec. 01 |
M 4-6pm
plus1 hour-TBA |
| 040.325 (H) |
INTRODUCTION
TO ROMAN LAW (3) Westbrook Limit 25 A historical survey of the legal system
of ancient Rome from its beginnings to the great code of Justinian, which is
the basis of many modern systems. No knowledge of Latin is required. |
Sec. 01 |
MTW 3 |
| 040.356
(H)
(W) |
ANCIENT
GREEK DEMOCRACY: DEFENDERS AND CRITICS (3) Jones Limit 25
This course surveys the theory, practices, and development of
classical Athenian democracy by examining the competing perspectives
of its critics and champions in both ancient and modern sources.
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship course |
Sec. 01 |
TTh 2-3:30 |
| 010.390 (H) |
ART
MUSEUM POLICY AND PRACTICE (3) Maguire, E. Limit 12
Cross-listed with History of Art, Museum Studies, and Near
Eastern Studies |
Sec. 01 |
Th 2-5 |
| 212.379
(H) |
THE
INTELLECTUAL WORLD OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE (3) Celenza Limit 20 15
Cross-listed with History, Philosophy, the Humanities
Center, and Romance Languages |
Sec. 01 |
W 11-1 |
| 360.133
(H)
(W) |
GREAT
BOOKS: WESTERN TRADITION OR THE HUMANITIES: A TRADITION OF CLASSICS
(3) Bett, Biddle, Talle, Valládares Limit
20 per section
Cross-listed with Interdepartmental, Writing Seminars, Music,
and Philosophy |
Sec. 01
02
03
04 |
ThF 10:30-12
ThF 10:30-12
ThF 10:30-12
ThF
10:30-12 |
| 383.111 |
BEGINNING
SANSKRIT (3) Saini Limit
18 This course has been designed for students with no knowledge
of the Sanskrit language. Emphasis will be placed on the basic
listening, reading, and writing of the language. The reading
and writing system will be introduced in a very systematic manner,
thereby, students will not have to learn all the vowels and
the consonants at once before getting to read the words. Basic
sentences will be drawn from the Sanskrit Literature. Simple
Vedic Mantras from the Vedas and Ishopanishad, verses from the
Bhagavad Gita and the sootras from the Yoga Sookas will be read. Cross-listed
with Language Teaching Center Course added 6/12/06
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Sec. 01 |
MW 5-6:30pm |
| 040.501 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY |
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| 040.519 |
HONORS RESEARCH |
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040.579 |
MASTER'S RESEARCH Course added 9/28/06 |
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| 040.601 |
MYTHOLOGY
OF GREEK GODS: HERMES AND APOLLO Detienne Limit 10 Hermes and Apollo in cults and representations
of ancient polytheism. Readings:
W. Burkert, W.F. Otto, J. Strauss
Clay, and others. Cross-listed with Anthropology, the Humanities
Center, and Philosophy |
Sec. 01 |
W 3-5pm |
| 040.603 |
CLASSICAL
VASE-PAINTING IN THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM Shapiro Limit 10 The seminar will focus on recent approaches in
the study of Athenian and South Italian red-figure vase-painting
ca.480-323 B.C. with special reference to examples in the Walters.
Cross-listed
with History of Art |
Sec. 01 |
T 2-4:30 |
| 040.605
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THE ROMANS AND THEIR PAST: “HISTORICISM”
VS “EXEMPLARITY” IN ANCIENT HISTORIOGRAPHY Roller Limit
10 This seminar examines how Roman writers articulate the relationship
of present to past, in light of modern debates about “historicism”
vs. “exemplarity.” Readings:
Sallust, Livy,
Seneca, Valerius Maximus, Gadamer, Ricoeur, de Certeau, Koselleck, etc.
Course canceled
3/27/06
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Sec. 01
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Th 2-4
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| 040.607
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SEXUALITY IN ROMAN
ART Valladares Limit 10 This seminar will focus on issues regarding
the representation of sexuality in Roman art from the late Republic
to the late Empire. Attention will be paid to questions of context
and patronage. Key Latin texts will also be discussed.
Cross-listed with Near Eastern Studies and Study of Women, Gender
& Sexuality
Course canceled 4/10/06
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Sec. 01
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M 1-3
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| 040.609 |
SEXUALITY IN EGYPTIAN AND ROMAN ART Bryan
/ Valladares Limit 10 This seminar will focus on issues regarding
the representation of sexuality in Roman art from the late Republic
to the late Empire. Attention will be paid to questions of context
and patronage. Key Latin texts will also be discussed. Course
added 4/10/06
Cross-listed
with History of Art, Near Eastern
Studies and Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality |
Sec. 01 |
M 1-3 |
| 040.704 |
READING
ANCIENT GREEK Detienne (Same as 040.305) Limit
8 Prereq:
Greek This reading seminar is intended to train graduate students
in direct and critical work on primary sources. This semester's
focus will be on Homeric hymns to Hermes and Apollo. |
Sec. 01 |
W 12-2 |
| 040.710 |
READING LATIN POETRY Shapiro (Same
as 040.308) Limit 10 Prereq:
Latin This reading seminar is intended to train graduate students
in direct and critical work on primary sources. This semester's
focus will be on Vergil’s Eclogues
and Georgics. |
Sec. 01 |
M 4-6pm plus
1 hour TBA |
| 010.660 |
THE IMAGERY OF THE ROMAN DEAD Koortbojian Limit 15
Cross-listed with History of Art |
Sec. 01 |
M 3-5 |
| 212.761 |
BOOKS,
READERS, AND WRITERS IN PRE-MODERN EUROPE Celenza/ Izbicki
Prereq: Basic reading knowledge of Latin or Perm. Limit 15
Cross-listed with History, the Humanities Center, and Romance Languages and German |
Sec. 01 |
T 4-6pm |
| 040.801 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY |
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| 040.814 |
DISSERTATION RESEARCH |
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