Spring 2021  |  LAT 5100 Section 001: Advanced Reading -- Roman Letters (67462)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
18 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (5 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Reading in Latin texts/authors. Texts/authors vary. prereq: [3004 or equiv], at least two yrs of college level Latin. Must contact Classical/Near Eastern Studies department for permission to register.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?LAT5100+Spring2021
Class Description:

This course will examine letters as a literary genre at Rome as well as a critical source for Roman political and social history. We will study letters of Cicero and the Younger Pliny that provide us eyewitness accounts of some of the most pivotal moments in Roman history. We will also read selections from the literary and philosophical epistles of Seneca and study their influence on later world literature. Finally, we will explore Petrarch's letter to Cicero and his engagement with classical culture. Together, these texts will give us a rich, kaleidoscopic view of Roman life. Among the topics we will explore are: Roman business, literary culture, country life, gender roles, slavery, the eruption of Vesuvius, the treatment of Christians, gladiatorial games, family and marriage, philosophy and society, religion and festivals.
Grading:
60% 3 exams
20% paper
20% participation
Exam Format:
Essay and passage analysis
Class Format:
Remote
Workload:
40-60 lines of Latin per class
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67462/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
16 November 2020

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