Please
note that
language classes have a new numbering system: 1000-level is
introductory; 2000-level
is for beginning readers (= 3rd semester); 3000-level is for
intermediate students (4th-5th or 6th semester); 4000-level
is for advanced students (6th semester or higher). Majors
(enrolled in 2007 or later) are required to take one
class at the 4000-level.
FALL
2008 CLASSICS COURSES
CLST 1020-01
- Greek: Intro Part II
Learn to think and read like
an ancient Greek. This course introduces students
to all essential Greek grammar, vocabulary,
and forms, while emphasizing critical reading
skills. Readings include selections from the
New Testament, Greek philosophy, tombstone
inscriptions and lyric poetry, as well as a
number of stories from folklore.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski (MWF 10, Th 8)
CLST 1110-01 -
Latin: Intro Part I
Learn to think and
read like a Roman. This course introduces
students to all essential Latin grammar,
vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing
critical reading skills. Readings include
selections from Latin prose and poetry
that illustrate key concepts and event
from Roman civilization.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski (MTWF 9)
CLST
2140-01 - Catullus
A 3rd semester reading course in
Latin. Selected poems of Catullus explore
the literary, political
and social
worlds
of late Republican Rome. Students are taught
to scan and read polymetric Latin verses
while developing translation skills. This
course fulfills the 3rd semester of the foreign
language requirement.
Prerequisites: Two semesters
of college Latin or equivalent; freshmen
with high school Latin must take placement
test before enrolling.
Dr. Michael Gleason (MWF 9)
CLST 3760-01 - Euripides
Euripides
composed tragedies that pushed the boundaries of genre and challenged the ethical,
social,
and
theological
norms of Athenian society. Like most avant-garde artists, he only found popular
acclaim after he died, but the millennia since his death have done nothing
to blunt his modernistic edge. This edge makes Euripides the most widely read
and widely performed of the Classical dramatists today. In this advanced Greek
class we will read in Greek his Electra, which, in typical Euripidean fashion,
confronts the canonical myth of a girl and her brother who kill their own mother
to avenge their father. In order to understand what makes this play so terrific,
we will read Sophocles version of the same myth, as well as some other Euripides
plays to round out our understanding of this essential poet.
Prerequisites: At least three semesters of college ancient
Greek or equivalent,
or by permission of instructor.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 10)
CLST 4760-01 - Euripides
For advanced readers of Greek,
this class runs in tandem with CLST 3760-01.
Students will write a major research paper that posits and proves an original
thesis
about Euripides using both primary evidence and modern scholarship
to prove its points. All primary evidence will be handled in the original languages.
We will use the fourth hour to learn Classics-specific research methods and
to provide a forum in which students can discuss their ideas with their colleagues
and professors.
Prerequisites: At least five semesters of college ancient
Greek
or equivalent,
or by permission of instructor.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 10; 4th hour TBA)
CLST 3000-01
- Classical Mythology
Western art
and literature have their roots in Greek
and Roman stories about heroes and monsters,
gods and titans, awe-inspiring deeds and
magical transformations. Today we all too
blithely refer to these stories as “myths.” But
what exactly is myth? Where does myth come
from? What is the relationship between myth
and history? Myth and religion? Myth and
philosophy? What purposes does myth serve
in a society, and how does it serve those
purposes? These will be the core questions
we will ask as we study Classical myth in
its cultural contexts. We will consider how
myth shapes the works of Classical poets,
artists, dramatists, philosophers, and historians,
and how those works, in turn, shaped Classical
myth.
Cross-listed with RLST 3000-01
and SOAN 4750-04.
Prerequisites: None.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 11)
CLST
3770-01 - Latin: Cicero
Read Latin prose in the hands
of its master! Marcus Tullius Cicero
(106-43 B.C.E.) was arguably the greatest
Roman author of all. Our text will be
Cicero's speech in 56 B.C. in defense
of his protégé, M. Caelius
Rufus, who was charged with attempting
to poison his former mistress, Clodia.
Clodia is a fascinating figure from the
Roman aristocracy: Catullus’ famous
mistress Lesbia (perhaps) and the sister
of Cicero's most bitter enemy, P. Clodius,
a patrician
nobilis who had become a populist
agitator. Through the Pro Caelio,
you will study the social and political
world
of Republican
Rome headed to its demise. We will also
study some of the outstanding features
of Roman oratory.
Prerequisites: At least
three semesters of college Latin or equivalent,
or by permission of instructor.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski (TTh 10-11:15;
W 12)
CLST 4770-01 - Latin: Cicero
For
advanced readers of Latin, this class runs
in tandem with CLST 3770-01. Students
will write a major research paper that posits
and proves an original
thesis about Cicero using both primary
evidence and modern scholarship to
prove its
points.
All primary evidence will be handled in
the original languages. We will use the
fourth hour to learn Classics-specific
research methods and to provide a forum
in which students can discuss their ideas
with their colleagues and professors.
Prerequisites: At least five semesters of college Latin or equivalent,
or by permission of instructor.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski (TTh
10-11:15; 4th hour TBA)
SPRING
2009
CLST
1010-01 - Greek: Intro Part I
Learn to think and read like an ancient
Greek. This course introduces students to all
essential Greek grammar, vocabulary, and forms,
while emphasizing critical reading skills.
Readings include selections from the New
Testament, Greek philosophy, tombstone
inscriptions and lyric poetry, as well as a
number of stories from folklore. Offered every
spring semester.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 10 Th 8)
CLST 1120-01 - Latin: Intro Part II
Learn to think and read like a Roman. This course introduces students
to all essential Latin grammar, vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing critical
reading skills. Readings include selections from Latin prose and poetry that
illustrate key concepts and events from Roman civilization.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MTWF 9)
CLST
2000-01 Roman Legacy: Culture & Civilization
This course traces Roman civilization
from ca. 1000 BCE through 180 CE with an examination
of the defining moments of early Roman history,
Republican Rome, and the Imperial period from
the Julio-Claudians through Commodus. We examine
major historical periods, authors, genres,
and artistic works to understand their impacts
on Roman civilization and their continuing
legacy in the modern world.
Prerequisites: None.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski (MWF
11)
CLST 2001-01 Roman Legacy:
Field Studies
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST
2760-01 - Attic Orators
A 3rd semester reading course in ancient
Greek focusing on the speeches of Lysias (c.459–c.380
B.C.E.). Critics ancient and modern hold Lysias
up as a model of clarity, simplicity, and brevity,
especially adept at vivid narration and at
fitting each speech to the character which
the speaker wishes to display. Lysias' is an
artful simplicity, achieved by careful choice
of ordinary words and the arrangement of these
words in a seemingly effortless but often complex
sentence structure. We will begin the course
with On the Murder of Eratosthenes, a defence
speech for a man who murdered his wife’s
lover. Was it a justifiable homicide according
to Greek law? We will explore Athenian court
practices as well as prevailing attitudes toward
women and sexual behavior in Greece.
Prerequisites: Two semesters
of college ancient Greek or equivalent.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (MWF 10)
CLST
3760-01 - Attic Orators
An
intermediate
reading
course
in ancient
Greek
focusing
on the
speeches
of Lysias
with
reading
assignments
tailored
to the
4th-5th
semester
reading
level
(see
above).
Prerequisites: At
least
three
semesters
of college
ancient
Greek
or equivalent.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (MWF 10)
CLST
4760-01 - Attic Orators
For
advanced readers of Greek, this class runs
in tandem with CLST 3760-01. Students
will write a major research paper that posits
and proves an original
thesis about Lysias using both primary
evidence and modern scholarship to
prove its
points.
All primary evidence will be handled in
the original languages. We will use the
fourth hour to learn Classics-specific
research methods and to provide a forum
in which students can discuss their ideas
with their colleagues and professors.
Prerequisites: At least five semesters of college ancient Greek or equivalent,
or by permission of instructor.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (MWF 10;
4th hour TBA)
CLST
3771-01 - Latin: Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99
- c. 55 BC) composed his epic poem De
Rerum Natura, or On the Nature
of Things, as philosophical
response to the political turmoil of his
day. His epic derives and justifies an
ethical system from Epicurean beliefs about
the nature of the universe and of the human
soul. Today, De Rerum Natura is far and
away the most complete exposition of Epicurean
philosophy extant and was a major influence
on the development of modern atomic theory,
evolutionary biology, geology, and sociology.
But for all its philosophical importance,
De Rerum Natura is still an epic poem.
It is the ability of Lucretius to explain
complex philosophical thoughts through
the beautiful and powerful medium of epic
poetry that makes his work such a masterpiece
and that has led it to be a key source
of inspiration not only for philosophers
and scientists, but also for poets such
as Vergil, Milton, and Wordsworth. In this
class we will study the De Rerum Natura
of Lucretius in its entirety, reading selections
in Latin and the remainder of the poem
in English.
Prerequisites: At least
three semesters of college Latin or equivalent.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub
(TTh 10-11:15)
CLST
4771-01 - Latin: Lucretius
For advanced readers of Latin,
this class runs in tandem with CLST 3771-01.
Students
will write a major research paper that posits
and proves an original
thesis about Lucretius using both primary
evidence and modern scholarship to
prove its
points.
All primary evidence will be handled in
the original languages. We will use the
fourth hour to learn Classics-specific
research methods and to provide a forum
in which students can discuss their ideas
with their colleagues and professors.
Prerequisites:
At least five semesters of college
Latin or equivalent,
or by permission of instructor.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (TTh 10-11:15;
4th hour TBA)
CLST 3751-01 Archaeology of Bronze Age Greece
This
course will explore the Bronze Age societies
of Greece and the wider Aegean. We will
start by studying the geography and environment
of the eastern Mediterranean, including the
islands, coasts, and mainland, and the seas
that connect them. The bulk of the semester
will be spent studying the Minoan and
Mycenaean palace states, their organization
and functions, as well as their interaction
with the wider Mediterranean world and their
impact on the islands and the mainland Greek
societies, which were at this point little
more than chiefdoms. We will end the semester
by studying the "collapse" of these states,
and the transition to the Dark Age. This
course should appeal
to students of anthropology, archaeology, and
classical studies who are interested in the
earliest periods of Greek/European civilization
and processes of state formation, as well as
those who have been to Greece.
Cross-listed with SOAN 3110-01.
Dr. Michael Galaty (TTh 10-11:15)
CLST 3901-
01 Junior Seminar
This course enables majors to
examine the motivation behind their pursuit
of a
classical education. Following a theme
of Vocation,we
read ancient and modern commentators that
help frame the theoretical and practical
questions of human nature and personal
identity.
Dr. Michael Gleason (TBA) JSH 202
CLST 4901-
01 Senior Seminar
As Core 10 (Reflections on Liberal Studies), this capstone course directly
challenges classics majors to examine the successes and limitations of their
own experience with a liberal arts education, particularly one which focuses
on classical thought. Students write a senior reflective paper on this theme
and submit it to the Frank and Rachel Laney Award committee as part of a college-wide
competition.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (TBA) JSH 203
CURRENT
SEMESTER - SPRING
2008
CLST
1020-01 - Greek: Intro Part I
Learn to think and read like an ancient Greek. This course introduces
students to all essential Greek Grammer, vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing
critical reading skills. Readings include selections from the New Testament, Greek
philosophy, tombstone inscriptions and lyric poetry, as well as a number of stories
from folklore. Offered every spring semester.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 10 Th 8) MH 202
CLST 1110-01 - Latin: Intro Part II
Learn to think and read like a Roman. This course introduces students
to all essential Latin grammer, vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing critical
reading skills. Readings include selections from Latin prose and poetry that
illustrate key concepts and events from Roman civilization.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (MTWF 9) MH 202
CLST 2010-01
- Plato
Selected readings from the dialogues illustrate the range of Socratic
and Platonic thought on goodness and holiness.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (MWF 10) MH 202
CLST
2050-01 Greek Legacy: Culture & Civilization
This course begins its study of
Greek civilization with the astonishing cultures
of Bronze Age Greece and continues with an
examination of the defining moments of classics
Greek and Hellenistic civilization. We examine
major historical periods, authors, genres,
and artistic works to understand their impacts
on Greek civilization and their continuing
legacy in the modern world. Offered every
other year in rotation. Cross-lists
wtih HIST-3240-02.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 11
Th 9) MH 205
CLST 2051-01
Greek Legacy: Field Studies
Students will travel to Greece at
the end of the spring term to examine the
sites and museum collections of ancient and
Byzantine Greece. Check back for more details
soon.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub
CLST 3750-
01 - Greek: Aristophanes' Comedy
An advanced reading course in the
Old Comedy of Aristophanes for students with
four semesters of Greek or more.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub (MWF 1) CC 5
CLST 4750-
01 - Latin: The Art of Vergil
This course introduce students to
Vergil's poetic style through selections from
the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid.
In addition, the course will explore ancient
responses to Vergil and how he was established
as Rome's leading poet for generations to follow.
An advanced reading course for students with
three semesters of Latin or more.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (TTh 10; W 12) JSH 203
CLST 3852- 01 Junior Seminar
This course enables majors
to examine the motivation behind
their pursuit of a classical education.
Following
a theme of “Vocation,”we read
ancient and modern commentators that help
frame the theoretical
and practical
questions of human nature and personal identity.
Dr. Michael Gleason (M 12) JSH 202
CLST 4852- 01 Senior Seminar
As Core 10 (“Reflections on Liberal
Studies), this capstone course directly challenges
classics majors to examine the successes
and limitations of their own experience with
a liberal arts education, particularly one
which focuses on classical thought. Students
write a senior reflective
paper on this theme and submit it to the
Frank and Rachel Laney Award committee as
part of a college-wide competition.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski (Th 8:30) JSH 203
CLASSICS COURSES -
PREVIOUS SEMESTERS
GREEK
CLST 1020-01 - Greek: Intro Part I
Learn to think and read
like an ancient Greek. This course introduces
students to all essential Greek grammar, vocabulary,
and forms, while emphasizing critical reading
skills. Readings include selections from the New
Testament, Greek philosophy,
tombstone inscriptions and lyric poetry, as well
as a number of stories from folklore. Offered
every spring semester.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 1020-01 - Greek: Intro Part II
Learn to think and read like an ancient Greek. This course introduces students to all essential Greek grammar, vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing critical reading skills. Readings include selections from the New Testament, Greek philosophy, tombstone inscriptions and lyric poetry, as well as a number of stories from folklore. Offered every fall semester.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 2010-01 - Plato
Selected readings from the dialogues illustrate the range of Socratic and Platonic thought on goodness and the nature of the soul.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 2030-01 - Homer
Selected readings from the Iliad, the root of all Western literature and thought, with a focus on the Iliad's important themes concerning mortality, integrity and compassion.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 2020- 01 - New Testament
Greek
Selected readings from The Gospels and Paul. Students will learn the
elements of Koine Greek and how Christianity is placed within a Hellenistic world
view.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 2020-
01 - Passion Narratives: New Testament
Greek
This course focuses on reading the Passion Narratives of the four gospel
writers as a way to acquire a basic orientation for interpreting the synoptic
writers and for placing Christianity in a Hellenistic world view. The course
will also include a study of how the narratives have been interpreted in the
visual and performing arts.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 2040-01 - Greek: Euripides' Alcestis
In this
course, students learn the main features
of Athenian drama and of Euripides'
style and idiom, while reading selected
passages from Alcestis.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST 2750-02 - Greek: Aeschylus
For students with the
fundamentals of ancient Greek grammar,
this course teaches students how
to read the poetry of the earliest
extant and most famous Greek tragedian.
We will read the influential and
powerful Prometheus Bound,
the story of one rebel's clash
with Zeus to preserve the human
race.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 3750-
01 - Greek: Euripides' Medea
This course introduces students to
the tragic style of Euripides while placing
his Medea in the larger literary and
mythic traditions. An advanced reading course
for students with four semesters of Greek or
more.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski (TBA) in MH 201
CLST 3750-01 - Greek: Plato's Symposium
In this course, you will learn
the main features of Plato's style and
idiom while reading selected passages
from The Symposium, the first
philosophical exploration on the nature
of love.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST 3752-01 - Greek: Aeschylus
For advanced Greek students,
this course develops translation skills
through the poetry of earliest extant
and most famous Greek tragedian. We will
read the influential and powerful Prometheus Bound,
the story of one rebel's clash with Zeus
to preserve the human race.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST 3750-01 - Homer
Selected readings from
the Iliad, the root of all Western
literature and thought, with a focus on
the Iliad's
important themes concerning mortality,
integrity and compassion.
Dr.
Catherine
Freis
LATIN
CLST 1120-01 - Latin: Intro Part I
Learn to think and read like a Roman. This course introduces students to all essential Latin grammar, vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing critical reading skills. Readings include selections from Latin prose and poetry that illustrate key concepts and event from Roman civilization.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski
CLST 1110-01 - Latin: Intro Part II
Learn to think and read like a Roman. Thiis course
introduces students to all essential Latin grammar,
vocabulary, and forms, while emphasizing critical
reading skills. Readings include selections from
Latin prose and poetry that illustrate key concepts
and events from Roman civilization.
Dr. Holly Sypniewski
CLST 2120-01 - Latin: Virgil
Selected readings from the Aeneid illustrate
Virgil's great examination of the universal human
struggle to understand
fate and free will, passion and reason, the self
and society.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST
2140-01 - Catullus
Selected poems of Catullus explore
the literary, political and social worlds of
late Republican Rome. Students are taught to
scan and read polymetric Latin verses while
developing translation skills. This course
fulfills the 3rd semester of the foreign language
requirement.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST
3750-01 - Latin: Livy
For students with the foundations of Latin grammar, this translation course introduces students to the pemiere style of Latin prose writing. We will read selections for Livy's History of Rome which crafts the mythological past of the Roman empire through a series of stories that illustrate the virtues and the men that made Rome great.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST
2110- 01 - Ovid
Selected readings from the Metamorphoses illustrate
Ovid's blazing wit, masterful artistry, and
sardonic view of the relations between mortals
and immortals.
Dr. Michael Gleason
CLST
3750-01 - Latin Letters: Pliny, Seneca,
Ovid
For students with the foundations of Latin grammar, this translation course introduces students to the many forms of letter writing in Roman literature including political missive, philosophic deliberation and amatory poem.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST
3750-01 - Foreigners in Roman Literature
This advanced translation courses focuses on ethnographic treatises from ancient Rome include Caeser's Gallic Wars on the Gauls and Britons, and Tacitus' Germania.
In addition to improving translation skills,
we will study how Romans used the characterization
of foreign peoples to reaffirm and
critique their own culture and social values.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST 4750-01 - Latin: Neronian Literature
This advanced Latin course will feature selected readings from the authors who flourished during the reign of Nero, including Petronius, Statius and Seneca. In addition, we will study the historical, cultural and literary influences that shaped the literature of this era. This course is part of an exciting technology initiative in classics that features collaboration with other colleges throughout the South.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST 4750-01 - Flavian Literature
This course is an advanced translation
course in Roman literature from 70 to 180 CE
surveying a number of authors, genres and works
including Tacitus (Annales, Histories, Agricola,
Dialogus), Statius (Thebiad, Silvae 4.3),
Juvenal (Satire 3), and Apuleius' Metamorphosis.
This course is part of an exciting technology
initiative in classics that features collaboration
with other colleges throughout the South.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST 4750-01
- Latin: Medieval Literature
This advanced Latin course will feature
selected readings from the authors who flourished
during the Late Antique and Middle Ages. In
addition, we will study the historical, cultural
and literary influences that shaped the literature
of this era. This course is part of an exciting
technology initiative in classics that features
collaboration with other colleges throughout
the South.
CLST
5750-01 - Graduate Seminar in Roman Literature
(3 cr.)
This seminar is offered to Latin teachers
desiring graduate or CEU credit. Topics vary.
This semester, the course covers Roman literature
from 70 to 180 CE surveying a number of authors,
genres and works including Tacitus (Annales,
Histories, Agricola, Dialogus), Statius
(Thebiad, Silvae 4.3), Juvenal (Satire 3),
and Apuleius' Metamorphosis. Students
will enhance research skills with a seminar paper
developed during the course of the semester.
Part of the Sunoikisis inter-interstitutional
curriculum, students also participate in class
presentations and discussions with students at
Colorado College, Rhodes and Southwestern.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
HEBREW COURSES
CLST 2750-01 - Intro To Classical Hebrew
This year-long study of Classical (ancient, biblical) Hebrew will focus on mastery of grammar, vocabulary, and syntax in order to lay the foundation for proficient reading of Hebrew texts.
Dr. James Bowley
CLST
2750-01 - Intro to Classical Hebrew Part
II
This yearlong study of Classical (ancient, biblical) Hebrew will focus on mastery of grammar, vocabulary, and syntax in order to lay the foundation for proficient reading of Hebrew texts.
Dr. James Bowley
CIVILIZATION COURSES
CLST
2050-01 - Greek Legacy: Culture & Civilization
This course begins its study of
Greek civilization with the astonishing cultures
of Bronze Age Greece and continues with an
examination of the defining moments of classical
Greek and Hellenistic civilization. We examine
major historical periods, authors, genres,
and artistic works to understand their impacts
on Greek civilization and their continuing
legacy in the modern world. Offered every
other year in rotation.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST
2051-01 - Greek Legacy: Field Studies
Students will travel
to Greece at the end of the spring term to examine
the sites and museum collections of ancient and
Byzantine Greece. Offered every other year in
rotation.
See web page for
more details.
Dr. Catherine Freis
CLST
2050-01 - Roman Legacy: Culture & Civilization
This course begins traces Roman civilization from ca. 1000 BCE through 180 CE with an examination of the defining moments of early Roman history, Republican Rome, and the Imperial period from the Julio-Claudians through Commodus. We examine major historical periods, authors, genres, and artistic works to understand their impacts on Roman civilization and their continuing legacy in the modern world. Offered every other year in rotation.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST 2051-01 - Roman
Legacy: Field Studies
Students will travel to Italy at the end of the spring term (May 13-25) to examine the sites and museum collections of ancient Rome, including Pompeii, Herculaneum, Rome and Tarquinia. Trip cost is $3200 including airfare, tuition, hotels, ground transportation and museums.
See web page for more details.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
CLST
3000-01 - Patterns of Mythology
To understand the universal human need to explain who we are and why we are here, we study the function of symbol and motif in mythology focusing on Greece and Rome, with comparative material from Near Eastern, Native American, Asian, African and Norse societies. (same as RLST 3000). Offered in rotation.
CLST-3750-02
- Comedy Tonight
Why do we (or don’t we) laugh
at things? In this class we will investigate
the Classical roots of western comedy by
exploring the comedic masterpieces of ancient
Greece and Rome. Secondary readings from
such thinkers as Aristotle, Bakhtin, Freud,
and Frye will help us understand how the
humor operates both in the texts and in society
more generally. The course will compare ancient
comedy with modern offshoots such as The
Daily Show and South Park.
As a final project, the students will write
and perform their own comedic plays in groups
for their classmates. Fulfills civilization
requirement for Classics majors and minors
and is cross-listed with THEA-3750 and SOAN-2850.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub
CLST
3850 - Archaeology of Greece
This course will introduce the
archaeology of Greece and adjacent regions.
We will proceed chronologically beginning
with the earliest prehistory of the region.
Significant time
will be dedicated to the study of the Bronze
Age Minoan and Mycenaean states. The course
will conclude with detailed discussions
of
Greek historical (e.g., "Classical")
archaeology, including the Classical,
Hellenistic, Byzantine, and Ottoman
periods. (same as SOAN 3040)
Dr. Michael L. Galaty
CORE COURSES TAUGHT BY CLASSICS FACULTY
Students who are majoring or minoring in Classical Studies may count one of the following towards degree requirements.
IDST1200-01 - Friendship, Love, and Desire in the Ancient World
A cross-cultural examination of the development of inter-personal relationships and the ancient conceptions of love and desire ranging from the erotic to the philosophical. Readings will include personal lyric, drama, philosophic dialogue, and epigram from ancient Greece, Rome and India. Special attention given to understanding the cultural context of hetero- and homosexual relations and their representation in literature and art.
Dr. Holly M. Sypniewski
IDST1200-03
- Gods of Ancient Epic
Examining Mesopotamia, India,
Greece, and Rome, this course explores
Ultimate Reality as he/she/it is portrayed
in some of the world's most beautiful and
influential works of literature. By asking,
“What
is an epic?” and “What is God?” we
hope to determine how ancient societies
viewed the proper relationship between
the human and the divine and what we have
inherited of their view. In addition to
grand questions of fate, mortality, and
justice, we also consider conventions of
literary form, including the elements of
epic, tradition, and innovation, porse
vs. poetry, authorial anonymity vs. literary
fame.
Dr. Michael Gleason
IDST1200-05
- The Bestial Mirror: Animals and the Self
You may feed one at home or you may
eat one for dinner. Perhaps you had an exterminator
kill an infestation of them last month. That
is as much as many of us living in modern western
societies interact with animals. But in many
ancient cultures, animals played a part in
almost every aspect of daily life, and that
interaction profoundly influenced how people
thought about the natural world and their own
position in that world. In this class, we will
explore how people considered animals reflections
of themselves, their desires, and their fears.
We will address questions of personal identity,
the nature of humanity, and the interpenetration
of the human, the animal, and the divine. This
class will focus on ancient Greece, but will
include comparative material from other ancient
cultures as well. Our investigations will encompass
literary evidence such as The Epic of Gilgamesh and
Aesop’s fables, paintings and sculptures
of animals and monsters, ancient biological
and philosophical treatises, and the religious
practice of animal sacrifice.
Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub
OTHER COURSES TAUGHT BY CLASSICS FACULTY
IDST
1128- 01 & 05- Heritage
Beginning with the ancient period and continuing to the present, this program brings together history, literature, philosophy, religion and the arts in an integrated approach to the study of Western culture within a global context. It is the equivalent of eight semester hours each semester extending throughout the year. This course meets the requirements of Core 2-5 and the fine arts requirement.
Dr. Michael Gleason
