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Love in Antiquity: Eros in Translation
CLST 315
Spring 2025 		Section: 01  

This course examines how Roman poets adapted and transformed Greek models such as Sappho. How did love elegy become the dominant new genre in Roman literary culture of the mid first century BCE? What does love poetry tell us about gender politics and sexual identities in the ancient world? Students will read Greek and Roman love elegy in translation and scholarship to understand the innovations of the Roman elegists in their social context. This course will also engage with the long translation tradition into English and theoretical discourses surrounding translation. There will be opportunities to explore creative translation and bring in other language traditions and new media interpretations through an associated .25 credit CLAC.

Aims and Learning Outcomes:

- Understand the literary historical context of Roman elegy and its models
- Analyze and appreciate Greek and Roman poetry and poetic conventions
- Understand principles and issues of literary translation
- Develop a clear and effective scholarly writing style
- Enhance independent research skills in literature
- Experiment with literary translation into other languages and across media
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLST
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: None
Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above

Last Updated on NOV-21-2024
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