Courses
Courses Offered in Greek
Courses for which a knowledge of Greek is not required are listed under Classical Culture and Society.
This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses in this department for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.
For information about courses offered by other Bryn Mawr departments and programs or about courses offered by Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, please consult the Course Guides page.
For information about the Academic Calendar, including the dates of first and second quarter courses, please visit the College's master calendar.
Spring 2013
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREK B011-001 | Traditional and New Testament Greek | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF | Dalton Hall 6 | Sigelman,A. |
| Lecture: 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM TTH | Dalton Hall 6 | ||||
| GREK B202-001 | The Form of Tragedy | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF | Dalton Hall 6 | Sigelman,A. |
| GREK B399-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
Fall 2013
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREK B010-001 | Traditional and New Testament Greek | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF | Dalton Hall 10 | Baertschi,A. |
| Lecture: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM TTH | Dalton Hall 10 | ||||
| GREK B201-001 | Plato and Thucydides | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF | Carpenter Library 15 | Edmonds,R. |
| GREK B398-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM F | Dalton Hall 6 | Dept. staff, TBA |
| GREK B601-001 | Homer: Iliad | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM W | Carpenter Library 17 | Mitchell-Boyask,R. |
| GREK B603-001 | Greek Patrology | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM T | Carpenter Library 13 | Conybeare,C. |
Spring 2014
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREK B011-001 | Traditional and New Testament Greek | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF | Dalton Hall 10 | Baertschi,A. |
| Lecture: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM TTH | Dalton Hall 10 | ||||
| GREK B104-001 | Homer | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF | Carpenter Library 17 | Edmonds,R. |
| GREK B399-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
| GREK B644-001 | Plato | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM W | Carpenter Library 15 | Edmonds,R. |
Courses Offered in Latin
This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses in this department for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.
For information about courses offered by other Bryn Mawr departments and programs or about courses offered by Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, please consult the Course Guides page.
For information about the Academic Calendar, including the dates of first and second quarter courses, please visit the College's master calendar.
Spring 2013
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATN B002-001 | Elementary Latin | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Boetsch,D. |
| Lecture: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM TTH | Thomas Hall 102 | ||||
| LATN B002-002 | Elementary Latin | Semester / 1 | LEC: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Mulhern,E. |
| LEC: 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM TTH | Thomas Hall 102 | ||||
| LATN B112-001 | Latin Literature | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Scott,R., Teaching Assistant,T. |
| LATN B202-001 | Advanced Latin Literature: Latin of the Empire: Petronius | Semester / 1 | LEC: 12:45 PM- 2:15 PM TTH | Thomas Hall 104 | Baertschi,A. |
| LATN B202-002 | Advanced Latin Literature | Semester / 1 | LEC: 11:30 AM- 1:00 PM MW | Taylor Hall D | Baertschi,A. |
| LATN B303-001 | Lucretius | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM T | Thomas Hall 223 | Conybeare,C. |
| LATN B399-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
| LATN B633-001 | Lucretius | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM T | Conybeare,C. | |
Fall 2013
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATN B001-001 | Elementary Latin | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF | Carpenter Library 15 | Conybeare,C. |
| Lecture: 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM TTH | Carpenter Library 15 | ||||
| LATN B110-001 | Intermediate Latin | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Scott,R. |
| LATN B350-001 | Topics in Latin Literature: Ovid's Fasti | Semester / 1 | LEC: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM TH | Carpenter Library 13 | Scott,R. |
| LATN B398-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM F | Dalton Hall 6 | Dept. staff, TBA |
| LATN B671-001 | Fasti | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM TH | Carpenter Library 13 | Scott,R. |
Spring 2014
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATN B002-001 | Elementary Latin | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Scott,R. |
| Lecture: 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM TTH | |||||
| LATN B112-001 | Latin Literature | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF | Dalton Hall 2 | Baertschi,A. |
| LATN B203-001 | Medieval Latin Literature | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:30 PM- 4:00 PM MW | Thomas Hall 223 | Conybeare,C. |
| LATN B305-001 | Livy & the Conquest of the Mediterranean | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM TH | Carpenter Library 13 | Scott,R. |
| LATN B399-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
| LATN B605-001 | Augustine's Confessions | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:30 PM- 5:00 PM M | Thomas Hall 223 | Conybeare,C. |
| LATN B613-001 | Livy & the Conquest of the Mediterranean 2nd & 1st c. | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM TH | Carpenter Library 13 | Scott,R. |
| LATN B640-001 | Topics: Imperial Latin Literature: Seneca: Tragedies | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM T | Thomas Hall 118 | Baertschi,A. |
Courses Offered in Classical Culture and Society
This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses in this department for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.
For information about courses offered by other Bryn Mawr departments and programs or about courses offered by Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, please consult the Course Guides page.
For information about the Academic Calendar, including the dates of first and second quarter courses, please visit the College's master calendar.
Spring 2013
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSTS B207-001 | Early Rome and the Roman Republic | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Scott,R. |
| CSTS B212-001 | Magic in the Greco-Roman World | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:15 PM- 3:45 PM TTH | Thomas Hall 224 | Edmonds,R. |
| CSTS B225-001 | In Vino Veritas: Wine in the Literature and Cult of Ancient Greece & Rome | Semester / 1 | LEC: 2:30 PM- 4:00 PM MW | Thomas Hall 116 | Sigelman,A. |
| CSTS B231-001 | Medicine, Magic and Miracles in the Middle Ages | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM MW | Dalton Hall 300 | Truitt,E. |
| CSTS B399-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
| CSTS B645-001 | Ancient Magic | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM F | Thomas Hall 223 | Edmonds,R. |
| CSTS B701-001 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-002 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-003 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-004 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-005 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 |
Fall 2013
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSTS B125-001 | Classical Myths in Art and in the Sky | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF | Thomas Hall 224 | Lindenlauf,A. |
| Discussion: Date/Time TBA | Carpenter Library 25 | ||||
| Discussion: Date/Time TBA | Carpenter Library 25 | ||||
| CSTS B223-001 | The Early Medieval World | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:15 PM- 3:45 PM TTH | Taylor Hall C | Truitt,E. |
| CSTS B255-001 | Show and Spectacle in Ancient Greece and Rome | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 12:45 PM- 2:15 PM TTH | Taylor Hall E | Baertschi,A. |
| CSTS B375-001 | Interpreting Mythology | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:30 PM- 4:00 PM MW | Carpenter Library 13 | Edmonds,R. |
| CSTS B398-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM F | Dalton Hall 6 | Dept. staff, TBA |
| CSTS B675-001 | Interpreting Mythology | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:30 PM- 4:00 PM MW | Carpenter Library 13 | Edmonds,R. |
| CSTS B701-001 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-002 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-003 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-004 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
| CSTS B701-005 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | |||
Spring 2014
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSTS B175-001 | Feminism in Classics | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM MW | Carpenter Library 25 | Conybeare,C. |
| CSTS B208-001 | The Roman Empire | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM MWF | Thomas Hall 102 | Scott,R. |
| CSTS B209-001 | Eros in Ancient Greek Culture | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 2:15 PM- 3:45 PM TTH | Carpenter Library 15 | Edmonds,R. |
| CSTS B260-001 | Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome | Semester / 1 | LEC: 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM | Donohue,A. | |
| CSTS B364-001 | Magical Mechanisms | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 1:00 PM- 3:30 PM W | Taylor Hall E | Truitt,E. |
| CSTS B399-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
| CSTS B701-001 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Scott,R. | |
| CSTS B701-002 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Edmonds,R. | |
| CSTS B701-003 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Conybeare,C. | |
| CSTS B701-004 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Baertschi,A. |
Courses Offered in Greek
2013-14 Catalog Data
GREK B010 Traditional and New Testament Greek Fall 2013 The first part of this year-long course will focus on introducing standard (Classical) Greek. Once the grammar has been fully introduced, early in the spring semester, the class will begin to develop facility by reading part of the New Testament, selections from Xenophon and, finally, a dialogue of Plato. Language Level 1 GREK B011 Traditional and New Testament Greek Spring 2014 The first part of this year-long course will focus on introducing standard (Classical) Greek. Once the grammar has been fully introduced, early in the spring semester, the class will begin to develop facility by reading part of the New Testament, selections from Xenophon and, finally, a dialogue of Plato. Language Level 1 GREK B101 Herodotus Not offered 2013-14 Greek 101 introduces the student to one of the greatest prose authors of ancient Greece, the historian, Herodotus. The "Father of History," as Herodotus is sometimes called, wrote one of the earliest lengthy prose texts extant in Greek literature, in the Ionian dialect of Greek. The "Father of Lies," as he is also sometimes known, wove into his history a number of fabulous and entertaining anecdotes and tales. His historie or inquiry into the events surrounding the invasions by the Persian empire against the Greek city-states set the precedent for all subsequent historical writings. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) GREK B104 Homer Spring 2014 This course introduces the student to the Iliad and Odyssey -- two epic works which stand at the fountainhead of the Western literary tradition. We will read selections from both poems as we explore Homeric language, metrics, imagery, and themes. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) GREK B201 Plato and Thucydides Fall 2013 This course is designed to introduce the student to two of the greatest prose authors of ancient Greece, the philosopher, Plato, and the historian, Thucydides. These two writers set the terms in the disciplines of philosophy and history for millennia, and philosophers and historians today continue to grapple with their ideas and influence. The brilliant and controversial statesman Alcibiades provides a link between the two texts in this course, and we examine the ways in which both authors handle the figure of Alcibiades as a point of entry into the comparison of the varying styles and modes of thought of these two great writers. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies GREK B202 The Form of Tragedy Not offered 2013-14 This course will introduce the student to two of the three great Athenian tragedians--Sophocles and Euripides. Their dramas, composed two-and-a-half millenia ago, continue to be performed regularly on modern stages around the world and exert a profound influence on current day theatre. We will read Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos and Euripides' Bacchae in full, focusing on language, poetics, meter, and performance studies. Division III: Humanities GREK B398 Senior Seminar The first term of this course is a bi-college team-taught seminar devoted to readings in and discussion of selected topics in the various sub-fields of Classical Studies; the second term involves the writing and oral presentation of the senior thesis. Cross-listed as CSTS B398 Cross-listed as LATN B398 GREK B399 Senior Seminar Cross-listed as CSTS B399 GREK B403 Supervised Work GREK B601 Homer: Iliad Fall 2013 We will focus on a careful reading of significant portions of the Homeric epics and on the history of Homeric scholarship. Students will develop an appreciation both for the beauty of Homer's poetics and for the scholarly arguments surrounding interpretation of these texts. GREK B603 Greek Patrology Fall 2013 This course is an introduction to Greek patrology, with an emphasis on biblical interpretation. We shall start from Philo and go on to read a selection of important texts from the early Greek fathers, notably Origen, Gregory of Nazianzus, and John Chrysostom. GREK B609 Pindar & Greek Lyric Not offered 2013-14 We will begin with a careful reading of Pindar's shorter odes, then proceed to his most famous long odes (Olympian 1, Pythian 3, Pythian 1) and then consider interpretative strategies (past, present, and future) as we survey the rest of the odes. One additional hour of reading TBA. GREK B610 Greek Comedy Not offered 2013-14 There was a time when scholars could point out, in their studies of Assemblywomen (c. 392 BC) and Wealth (388 BC), the only late plays of Aristophanes to have survived, that these comedies had undeservedly been neglected in the scholarship--a neglect due in part to the fact that many insisted in seeing in them a decline in the comic genre from the fifth to the fourth century BC. This is no longer the case: starting in the 1960s, when scholars began, slowly but surely, to take a more serious interest in the comedies, both plays have been well served with studies that not only have done much to help us understand their complexity but, more significantly, have brought out some of the most intractable problems in writing about Aristophanes. Indeed, it can be quite humorous to observe how scholars reach radically different conclusions based on the same material--a testimony of how difficult it is to come to terms with the political, social, and economic critiques of his comedies, but also of the fascination that this same difficulty holds for many. This contested aspect of Assemblywomen and Wealth raises interesting questions regarding not only the purpose of the genre but also its evolution; for this reason, they are worthy of being studied in detail. In this seminar, we will read the Greek text and the secondary literature associated with these two plays in order to consider the various political, economic, ritual, performance, and gender-related issues they raise, in addition to the interpretative problems mentioned above. In this respect, this course also serves as an introduction to some of the major areas of study in recent Aristophanic scholarship. GREK B630 Euripides Not offered 2013-14 In this seminar we will look closely at several plays of Euripides, paying special attention to the tragedian's language and meter. We will also read widely in 20th and 21st century scholarship on Euripides. GREK B643 Readings in Greek History Not offered 2013-14 We will consider the primary issues for the authors and also the issues that may rather be our own. These include the technical issues of historiography--what history is and how it achieves its goals; historical causation and relevance; exactness or reliability, bias and viewpoint. We will also attend to social justice, which for us means race, class and gender: what was it for the Greeks? GREK B644 Plato Spring 2014 In this seminar, we will explore the central ideas of a Platonic dialogue as they are unfolded by the varying voices of the interlocutors. Plato's dialogues all prompt questions about how to read and understand the complex interchanges between the interlocutors, but no dialogue presents these issues as prominently or paradoxically as the Phaedrus. In their rhetorical speeches on love, Phaedrus speaks for Lysias, while Socrates speaks for Phaedrus or for the nymphs or for Stesichorus. And for whom does Plato speak, or rather, write? And what does he mean when he writes for Socrates the speech that no one serious would ever put anything serious in writing? In this seminar, we will explore the ideas of speech and writing, dialogue and rhetoric, philosophy and eros in the Phaedrus. In addition to a close reading of the text itself, we will sample from the scholarly debates over the understanding and interpretation of the Phaedrus that have gone on over the past two and a half millennia of reading Plato's Phaedrus. GREK B670 Greek Scholia Not offered 2013-14At Haverford College:
GREK H001, H002 Elementary Greek
Introduction to ancient Greek, with selected readings in poetry and prose. Completion of the basics of ancient Greek, followed by readings in Lysias and Plato in GREK 002. (Germany)
GREK H101 Introduction to Greek Literature: Herodotus and Greek Lyric
Introduction to the study of Greek literature through readings in Herodotus’ Histories and selections from Greek lyric poetry. Emphasis will be on developing reading skills and on critical interpretation and discussion. Prerequisite: Greek 001-002 or the equivalent (Mulligan)
GREK H202 Advanced Greek: Tragedy
Sophocles, Euripides, and readings in Aristotle’s Poetics. (Roberts)
GREK H350 Seminar in Greek Literature: Translating the Classics: Theory, History, Practice
An advanced seminar in Greek language and literature, with special emphasis on the interpretation and discussion of texts in Greek and the reading of relevant scholarship. Topic to be determined by faculty. May be repeated for credit. GREK 201 or 202 or consent. (Roberts)
GREK H480 Independent Study
(staff)
Courses Offered in Latin
At Bryn Mawr:
Courses for which a knowledge of Latin is not required are listed under Classical Culture and Society.
2013-14 Catalog Data
LATN B001 Elementary Latin Fall 2013 Latin 001 is the first part of a year-long course that introduces the student to the language and literature of ancient Rome. The first semester focuses upon the grammar of Latin, developing the student's knowledge of the forms of the language and the basic constructions used. Exercises in translation and composition aid in the student's learning of the language, while readings in prose and poetry from the ancient authors provide the student with a deeper appreciation of the culture which used this language. Language Level 1 LATN B002 Elementary Latin Spring 2014 Latin 002 is the second part of a year-long course that introduces the student to the language and literature of ancient Rome. The second semester completes the course of study of the grammar of Latin, improving the student's knowledge of the forms of the language and forms of expression. Exercises in translation and composition aid in the student's learning of the language, while readings in prose and poetry from the ancient authors provide the student with a deeper appreciation of the culture which used this language. Language Level 1 LATN B110 Intermediate Latin Fall 2013 Intensive review of grammar, reading in classical prose and poetry. For students who have had the equivalent of two years of high school Latin or are not adequately prepared to take LATN 101. This course meets three times a week with a required fourth hour to be arranged. Language Level 2 LATN B112 Latin Literature Spring 2014 In the second semester of the intermediate Latin sequence, readings in prose and poetry are frequently drawn from a period, such as the age of Augustus, that illustrate in different ways the leading political and cultural concerns of the time. The Latin readings and discussion are supplemented by readings in the secondary literature. There are three required meetings a week. Prerequisite: LATN 101 or 110 or placement by the department. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) LATN B202 Advanced Latin LiteratureSection 001 (Spring 2013): Latin of the Empire: Petronius Not offered 2013-14 In this course typically a variety of Latin prose and poetry of the high and later Roman empire (first to fourth centuries CE) is read. Single or multiple authors may be featured in a given semester. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) LATN B203 Medieval Latin Literature Spring 2014 Selected works of Latin prose and poetry from the late Roman Empire through the 12th century.Pre-requisite: At least one 200-level Latin course or equivalent. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) LATN B303 Lucretius Not offered 2013-14 Lucretius' poem "De Rerum Natura", On the Nature of Things, is one of the most remarkable works of classical antiquity: in six books of didactic epic it gives a detailed exposition of Epicurean philosophy while exploiting all the riches of poetic imagery, smearing the "honey of the Muses" round the lip of the cup containing the "wormwood" of its message. Atomic theory, sexual relations, fear of death: these are just some of the topics addressed. We shall read and interpret almost the entire poem, giving equal weight to its philosophy and its poetry. Prerequisites: at least two Latin courses at 200 level. Division III: Humanities LATN B305 Livy & the Conquest of the Mediterranean Spring 2014 Close analysis of Livy's account of the Second Macedonian War, the Syrian War, and the origins of the third Macedonian War. Emphasis will be placed on Livy's method of composition and reliability, of his general historical outlook, and that of other authors who covered the period. The relevant sections of Polybius' history, Plutarch's biographies of Flamininus, the Elder Cato, and Aemilius Paullus as well as all relevant inscriptions will be dealt with in English. LATN B350 Topics in Latin Literature
Section 001 (Fall 2013): Ovid's Fasti Fall 2013 Open only to advanced undergraduates, this course includes a weekly seminar and a translation session. Three-fourths of the reading will be from primary sources. One additional hour TBA Prerequisite: a 200-level Latin course. Division III: Humanities LATN B398 Senior Seminar The first term of this course is a bi-college team-taught seminar devoted to readings in and discussion of selected topics in the various sub-fields of Classical Studies; the second term involves the writing and oral presentation of the senior thesis. Cross-listed as CSTS B398 Cross-listed as GREK B398 LATN B399 Senior Seminar Cross-listed as CSTS B399 LATN B403 Supervised Work LATN B605 Augustine's Confessions Spring 2014 LATN B612 Tacitus Not offered 2013-14 Studies in the anals of Tacitus. LATN B613 Cicero Not offered 2013-14 The speeches and letters of Cicero, advocate and politician. LATN B613 Livy & the Conquest of the Mediterranean 2nd & 1st c. Spring 2014 Close analysis of Livy's account of the Second Macedonian War, the Syrian War, and the origins of the third Macedonian War. Emphasis will be placed on Livy's method of composition and reliability, of his general historical outlook, and that of other authors who covered the period. The relevant sections of Polybius' history, Plutarch's biographies of Flamininus, the Elder Cato, and Aemilius Paullus as well as all relevant inscriptions will be dealt with in English. LATN B633 Lucretius Not offered 2013-14 Lucretius' poem "De Rerum Natura", On the Nature of Things, is one of the most remarkable works of classical antiquity: in six books of didactic epic it gives a detailed exposition of Epicurean philosophy while exploiting all the riches of poetic imagery, smearing the "honey of the Muses" round the lip of the cup containing the "wormwood" of its message. Atomic theory, sexual relations, fear of death: these are just some of the topics addressed. We shall read and interpret almost the entire poem, giving equal weight to its philosophy and its poetry. Prerequisites: at least two Latin courses at 200 level. LATN B640 Topics: Imperial Latin Literature
Section 001 (Spring 2014): Seneca: Tragedies Spring 2014 This is a topics course. Course content varies. LATN B650 Topics in Latin Literature Not offered 2013-14 Topics course. Course content varies. LATN B658 Late Latin Poetry Not offered 2013-14 LATN B671 Fasti Fall 2013 Ovid's Fasti is a work that the poet was not able to complete before being sent into exile by Augustus. Nevertheless, as it survives, it is an extraordinarily rich work that blends the antiquarian religious research characteristic of the Augustan age with the subtle poetic craft for which the author is famous.
At Haverford College:
LATN H001, H002 Elementary Latin
Introduction to the elements of Latin grammar, with readings in prose and poetry. This is the first semester of a year-long course. (Mulligan)
LATN H101 Introduction to Latin Literature: The Language of Love and Hate in the Roman Republic
Introduction to the study of Latin literature through readings from Catullus' poetry and Ciceros' Pro Caelio. Class will include some grammar review, but emphasis will be on developing reading skills and on critical interpretation and discussion. Prerequisite: Students should have had either a year of college Latin or very strong high school preparation. For a course with more extensive grammar review, see Bryn Mawr Latin 003. (Roberts)
LATN H102 Introduction to Latin Literature: Comedy
LATN H170 Stilus: Latin Reading and Stylistics
This course is designed to be an ongoing practicum in Latin stylistics. Students will meet once a week in an informal setting where they will learn to use Latin actively, as a supple, living instrument of written expression. Open to all students who have completed Latin 002, regardless of whether they are currently enrolled in any other Latin course; may be repeated indefinitely. (Germany)
LATN H202 Advanced Latin Literature: Ovid
This course we will focus on the culminating and most influential works of this tradition—Ovid’s Amores and Ars Amatoria. The Amores presents all the features of the Elegiac genre: the pathetic lover, the (un)helpful servant, erotic rivals, sexual success, and betrayal. The Ars Amatoria is styled as a verse handbook to the elegiac lover, teaching first men, and then women, how to catch and keep the perfect (and in some cases the adequate) lover. (Mulligan)
LATN H350 Seminar in Latin Literature: Translating the Classics: Theory, History, Practice
LATN H399 Senior Seminar
The first term of this course is a bi-college team-taught seminar devoted to readings in and discussion of selected topics in the various sub-fields of Classical Studies (e.g. literature, religion, philosophy. law, social History); the second term involves the writing and oral presentation of the senior thesis. (Mulligan)
LATN H480 Independent Study
An advanced seminar in Latin language and literature, with special emphasis on the interpretation and discussion of texts in Latin and the reading of relevant scholarship. Topic to be determined by faculty. May be repeated for credit. At least one 200-level Latn course or consent. (Roberts)
Courses Offered in Classical Culture and Society
(excluding language courses)
At Bryn Mawr College:
2013-14 Catalog Data
CSTS B110 The World Through Classical Eyes Not offered 2013-14 A survey of the ways in which the ancient Greeks and Romans perceived and constructed their physical and social world. The evidence of ancient texts and monuments will form the basis for exploring such subjects as cosmology, geography, travel and commerce, ancient ethnography and anthropology, the idea of natural and artificial wonders, and the self-definition of the classical cultures in the context of the oikoumene, the "inhabited world." Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as ARCH B110 Cross-listed as CITY B110 CSTS B125 Classical Myths in Art and in the Sky Fall 2013 This course explores Greek and Roman mythology using an archaeological and art historical approach, focusing on the ways in which the traditional tales of the gods and heroes were depicted, developed and transmitted in the visual arts such as vase painting and architectural sculpture, as well as projected into the natural environment. Division III: Humanities Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as ARCH B125 Cross-listed as HART B125 CSTS B156 Roman Law in Action Not offered 2013-14 An introduction to Roman public and private law from the early republic to the high empire. The development of legal institutions, including the public courts, the role of the jurists and the importance of case law, is stressed. Division III: Humanities CSTS B175 Feminism in Classics Spring 2014 This course will illustrate the ways in which feminism has had an impact on classics, as well as the ways in which feminists think with classical texts. It will have four thematic divisions: feminism and the classical canon; feminism, women, and rethinking classical history; feminist readings of classical texts; and feminists and the classics - e.g. Cixous' Medusa and Butler's Antigone. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies CSTS B193 The Routes of Comedy Not offered 2013-14 A broad survey, ranging from the pre-history of comedy in such phenomena as monkey laughs and ritual abuse to the ancient comedies of Greece and Rome and their modern descendants, from the Marx Brothers and Monty Python to Seinfeld and South Park. Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) CSTS B205 Greek History Not offered 2013-14 A study of Greece down to the end of the Peloponnesian War (404 B.C.E.), with a focus on constitutional changes from monarchy through aristocracy and tyranny to democracy in various parts of the Greek world. Emphasis on learning to interpret ancient sources, including historians (especially Herodotus and Thucydides),inscriptions, and archaeological and numismatic materials. Particular attention is paid to Greek contacts with the Near East; constitutional developments in various Greek-speaking states; Athenian and Spartan foreign policies; and the "unwritten history" of non-elites. Division I or Division III Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as HIST B205 CSTS B207 Early Rome and the Roman Republic Not offered 2013-14 This course surveys the history of Rome from its origins to the end of the Republic, with special emphasis on the rise of Rome in Italy and the evolution of the Roman state. The course also examines the Hellenistic world in which the rise of Rome takes place. The methods of historical investigation using the ancient sources, both literary and archaeological, are emphasized. Division III: Humanities Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as HIST B207 CSTS B208 The Roman Empire Spring 2014 Imperial history from the principate of Augustus to the House of Constantine with focus on the evolution of Roman culture and society as presented in the surviving ancient evidence, both literary and archaeological. Division I or Division III Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as HIST B208 CSTS B209 Eros in Ancient Greek Culture Spring 2014 This course explores the ancient Greek's ideas of love, from the interpersonal loves between people of the same or different genders to the cosmogonic Eros that creates and holds together the entire world. The course examines how the idea of eros is expressed in poetry, philosophy, history, and the romances. Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Critical Interpretation (CI) Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies CSTS B212 Magic in the Greco-Roman World Not offered 2013-14 Bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, amulets and talismans--from the simple spells designed to meet the needs of the poor and desperate to the complex theurgies of the philosophers--the people of the Greco-Roman world made use of magic to try to influence the world around them. This course will examine the magicians of the ancient world and the techniques and devices they used. We shall consider ancient tablets and spell books as well as literary descriptions of magic in the light of theories relating to the religious, political, and social contexts in which magic was used. Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) CSTS B220 Writing the Self in the Middle Ages Not offered 2013-14 What leads people to write about their lives? Do men and women present themselves differently? Do they think different issues are important? How do they claim authority for their thoughts and experiences? We shall address these questions, reading a wide range of autobiography from the Medieval period in the West, with a particular emphasis on women's writing and on feminist critiques of autobiographical practice. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) Cross-listed as COML B220 Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies CSTS B223 The Early Medieval World Fall 2013 The first of a two-course sequence introducing medieval European history. The chronological span of this course is from the early 4th century and the Christianization of the Roman Empire to the early 10th century and the disintegration of the Carolingian Empire. Division I or Division III Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as HIST B223 Counts toward Middle East Studies CSTS B224 High Middle Ages Not offered 2013-14 This course will cover the second half of the European Middle Ages, often called the High and Late Middle Ages, from roughly 1000-1400. The course has a general chronological framework, and is based on important themes of medieval history. These include feudalism and the feudal economy; the social transformation of the millennium; monastic reform; the rise of the papacy; trade, exchange, and exploration; urbanism and the growth of towns. Division I or Division III Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as HIST B224 CSTS B225 In Vino Veritas: Wine in the Literature and Cult of Ancient Greece & Rome Not offered 2013-14 This course will explore ancient Greeks' and Roman' perception of wine-drinking as a sacral experience, often of critical cultural, social, and even cosmic importance. We will study the cult of Dionysus and the role of wine in Greek and Latin poetry, drama, and philosophy. We will then trace the development of these religious and cultural trends in subsequent Western history, to the medieval tradition of the carnival and to twentieth-century literature. CSTS B227 Utopia: Good Place or No Place? Not offered 2013-14 What is the ideal human society? What is the role and status of man and woman therein? Is such a society purely hypothetical or should we strive to make it viable in our modern world? This course will address these questions by exploring the historic development of the concept of utopia. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) CSTS B231 Medicine, Magic and Miracles in the Middle Ages Not offered 2013-14 An exploration of the history of health and disease, healing and medical practice in the medieval period, emphasizing Dar as-Islam and the Latin Christian West. Using methods from intellectual cultural and social history, themes include: theories of health and disease; varieties of medical practice; rationalities of various practices; views of the body and disease; medical practitioners. No previous course work in medieval history is required. This course is a writing intensive (W) course. Division I or Division III Critical Interpretation (CI) Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as HIST B231 Cross-listed as ARCH B231 CSTS B234 Picturing Women in Classical Antiquity Not offered 2013-14 We investigate representations of women in different media in ancient Greece and Rome, examining the cultural stereotypes of women and the gender roles that they reinforce. We also study the daily life of women in the ancient world, the objects that they were associated with in life and death and their occupations. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as ARCH B234 Cross-listed as HART B234 Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies CSTS B248 Reception of Classical Literature in the Hispanic World Not offered 2013-14 A survey of the reception of Classical literature in the Spanish-speaking world. We read select literary works in translation, ranging from Renaissance Spain to contemporary Latin America, side-by-side with their classical models, to examine what is culturally unique about their choice of authors, themes, and adaptation of the material. Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Critical Interpretation (CI) Cross-listed as SPAN B248 Cross-listed as COML B248 Counts toward Latin Amer/Latino/Iberian Peoples & Cultures CSTS B255 Show and Spectacle in Ancient Greece and Rome Fall 2013 A survey of public entertainment in the ancient world, including theater and dramatic festivals, athletic competitions, games and gladiatorial combats, and processions and sacrifices. Drawing on literary sources and paying attention to art, archaeology and topography, this course explores the social, political and religious contexts of ancient spectacle. Special consideration will be given to modern equivalents of staged entertainment and the representation of ancient spectacle in contemporary film. Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Cross-listed as HIST B285 Cross-listed as CITY B260 CSTS B260 Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome Spring 2014 The often-praised achievements of the classical cultures arose from the realities of day-to-day life. This course surveys the rich body of material and textual evidence pertaining to how ancient Greeks and Romans -- famous and obscure alike -- lived and died. Topics include housing, food, clothing, work, leisure, and family and social life. Division III: Humanities Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) Inquiry into the Past (IP) Cross-listed as ARCH B260 Cross-listed as CITY B259 CSTS B274 Topic: From Myth to Modern CinemaSection 001 (Fall 2012): Greek Tragedy in Contemporary Film Not offered 2013-14 This is a topics course. Topics vary. Division III: Humanities Critical Interpretation (CI) Cross-listed as COML B274 CSTS B324 Roman Architecture Not offered 2013-14 The course gives special attention to the architecture and topography of ancient Rome from the origins of the city to the later Roman Empire. At the same time, general issues in architecture and planning with particular reference to Italy and the provinces from republic to empire are also addressed. These include public and domestic spaces,structures, settings and uses, urban infrastructure, the relationship of towns and territories, "suburban" and working villas, and frontier settlements. Prerequisite: ARCH 102. Division III: Humanities Cross-listed as HART B324 Cross-listed as ARCH B324 CSTS B364 Magical Mechanisms Spring 2014 Division I or Division III Cross-listed as HIST B364 CSTS B368 Topics in Medieval History Not offered 2013-14 Division III: Humanities Cross-listed as HIST B368 CSTS B375 Interpreting Mythology Fall 2013 The myths of the Greeks have provoked outrage and fascination, interpretation and retelling, censorship and elaboration, beginning with the Greeks themselves. We will see how some of these stories have been read and understood, recounted and revised, in various cultures and eras, from ancient tellings to modern movies. We will also explore some of the interpretive theories by which these tales have been understood, from ancient allegory to modern structural and semiotic theories. Preference to upperclassmen, previous coursework in myth required. Division III: Humanities Cross-listed as COML B375 CSTS B398 Senior Seminar The first term of this course is a bi-college team-taught seminar devoted to readings in and discussion of selected topics in the various sub-fields of Classical Studies; the second term involves the writing and oral presentation of the senior thesis. Cross-listed as LATN B398 Cross-listed as GREK B398 CSTS B399 Senior Seminar The first term of this course is a bi-college team-taught seminar devoted to readings in and discussion of selected topics in the various sub-fields of Classical Studies (e.g. literature, religion, philosophy. law, social History); the second term involves the writing and oral presentation of the senior thesis. Cross-listed as LATN B399 Cross-listed as GREK B399 CSTS B403 Supervised Work CSTS B645 Ancient Magic Not offered 2013-14 Magic - the word evokes the mysterious and the marvelous, the forbidden and the hidden, the ancient and the arcane. But what did magic mean to the people who coined the term, the people of ancient Greece and Rome? Drawing on the expanding body of evidence for ancient magical practices, as well as recent theoretical approaches to the history of religions, this seminar explores the varieties of phenomena labeled magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, amulets and talismans - from the simple spells designed to meet the needs of the poor and desperate to the complex theurgies of the philosophers, the people of the Greco-Roman world did not only imagine what magic could do, they also made use of magic to try to influence the world around them. The seminar examines the primary texts in Greek, the tablets and spell books, as well as literary descriptions of magic, in the light of theories relating to the religious, political, and social contexts in which magic was used. CSTS B651 Alexandrian Tradition Not offered 2013-14 CSTS B675 Interpreting Mythology Fall 2013 The myths of the Greeks have provoked outrage and fascination, interpretation and retelling, censorship and elaboration, beginning with the Greeks themselves. We will see how some of these stories have been read and understood, recounted and revised, in various cultures and eras, from ancient tellings to modern movies. We will also explore some of the interpretive theories by which these tales have been understood, from ancient allegory to modern structural and semiotic theories. In addition, we will examine the ways in which myth may be taught in the college classroom. The student should gain a more profound understanding of the meaning of these myths to the Greeks themselves, of the cultural context in which they were formulated. At the same time, this course should provide the student with some familiarity with the range of interpretations and strategies of understanding that people of various cultures and times have applied to the Greek myths during the more than two millennia in which they have been preserved. CSTS B701 Supervised Work Fall 2013, Spring 2014
At Haverford College:
CSTS H119 Culture and Crisis in the Golden Age of Athens
Team-taught study of the Athenian achievement in literature, politics and philosophy from the Persian wars to the trial and death of Socrates,largely through primary sources. The last third of the semester will feature an open-ended, student-led simulation of the aftermath of the Peloponnesian Wars, in which students will debate social reconciliation after the expulsion of the tyrants, the organization of Athenian government, the expansion of citizenship, the future of the Athenian empire, and the fate of Socrates. (Germany, Mulligan)
CSTS H219 Rites of Laughter: Ancient Comedy and its Legacy
A survey of Greek and Roman comic theater, from its ritual origins to its classical role in civic cultural life. Special emphasis will be given to related modern forms of entertainment and to ancient and modern theories of the comic. Cross-listed in Comparative Literature. Lottery preference to CSTS, LATN, GREK, & COML Majors. (Germany)
CSTS H293 Translation and other Transformations: Theory and Practice
An exploration of the theory and practice of translation (both historical and current) and of other forms of rewriting. Theoretical readings include works by Dryden, Schleiermacher, Arnold, Benjamin, Venuti, and others; examples of translation will be drawn from a variety of texts in different languages. Students will have the opportunity to work on translation projects of their own. (Roberts)
CSTS H399 Senior Seminar
The first term of this course is a bi-college team-taught seminar devoted to readings in and discussion of selected topics in the various sub-fields of Classical Studies (e.g. literature, religion, philosophy. law, social History); the second term involves the writing and oral presentation of the senior thesis. (Roberts)
CSTS H480 Independent Study
(Staff)