Ovid: METAMORPHOSES
LAT 202
Spring 2015
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01
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Students will read in Latin selected stories from the METAMORPHOSES, Ovid's great un-epic epic, in which he recounts myths of shape-changers from the creation of the world down to his own time and that of the emperor Augustus. Ovid's stories inspire humor, pathos, and horror and may be grotesque or sentimental, sometimes both at the same time. They deal with issues like divinity, power, love, rape, order, and identity, all in classic versions of famous myths influential throughout the centuries, told with the poet's distinctive wit and sense of incongruity. The class will focus on close reading of the Latin text and on Ovid's treatment of the myths and the distinctive approach he brings to the ever-shifting world he describes. The course will include an introduction to Latin meter, and class discussion will address modern critical approaches to Ovid. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CLAS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Book 1 and selections from later books of Ovid's METAMORPHOSES (in Latin).
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three in-class tests in language and three short papers on literary topics. Reading assignments (in Latin) for each class. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular class attendance. The course is intended for students who have had three semesters of college Latin or the equivalent (typically 4 years high school Latin). In doubtful cases consult the instructor. |
| Instructor(s): Ward,Allen Mason Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: DWNY100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 3 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 4 | FR: 4 |
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