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| CLASSIC 5 | LATIN / GREEK ROOTS IN ENGLISH | STAFF | Studies in the formation and use of English words from Greek and Latin derivatives. Particularly useful for first-year students who wish to augment their vocabulary systematically. No prerequisites |
| CLASSIC 10 | SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY | STAFF | A study of English terms derived from Greek and Latin and important to contemporary medicine, science and other professions, with emphasis on the development of word-building skills. No prior knowledge of Greek or Latin required. The work is designed to aid undergraduates, particularly those in the sciences, in the development of their technical vocabulary. No prerequisites. |
| CLASSIC 37C | ROMAN LEGACY | SOGNO, C. | A survey of Roman civilization from the crisis of the third century to the so-called 'fall of the Roman empire' in 467. This course will focus on the continuity and changes in politics, society, literature, and art that characterize the later Roman Empire. Classics 37C is the final part of the Roman Civilization series (37ABC); it satisfies the Humanistic Inquiry Breadth requirement.
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| CLASSIC 45C | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY/ANCIENT & MODERN PERSPECTIVES | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | Classical Mythology in Literature and Film
Classics 45C is the third part of the Classical Mythology series. This class will focus on a few important Greek myths, their interpretations, and the influence they have exerted on modern art, literature, and film. We will use a standard textbook, as well as readings from ancient and modern works of literature. Prerequisites: this is the third course in the series Classics 45 A-B-C. The courses are best taken in sequence, therefore, students enrolling in 45C should have already taken 45A and B. The Classics 45 A-B-C series satisfies the Humanistic Inquiry Breadth requirement. |
| CLASSIC 140 | GREEK HISTORIANS OF THE ROMAN WORLD | SOGNO, C. | The course offers an overview of Roman history as told from the perspective of “outsiders”. The common denominator that the authors selected share is their status as foreigners writing about the history of their conquerors, but also proudly asserting their own cultural heritage. This cultural pride is evident in the authors’ choice of their native Greek language or in their desire to underscore their Greek descent, as in the case of the later Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus, who chose to write his history in Latin while emphasizing his Greek origin. In addition, we will discuss the use of different genres of historiography (biography, monograph, general history), and address among others the following questions: How does personal history influence the writing of history? What does the choice of language reflect? What is the perspective of the historians? How is Rome perceived and presented? What attitude does the representation of Rome betray? |
| CLASSIC 160 | LITERATURE: LOVE IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY | GIANNOPOULOU, Z. | In this course we shall examine the concept of love in its various manifestations (e.g. homo-/hetero-sexual love, filial love, friendship, love of ideas, love of the good, love of the state, etc.). We shall attempt to see how philosophers, tragedians, and novelists from the classical antiquity have grappled with the often-elusive facets of love. Texts to be studied: Plato’s Symposium and Phaedrus; Sophocles’ Antigone and Oedipus the King; Euripides’ Alcestis, Medea, and Hippolytus; and Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe.
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| CLASSIC 200C | GREECE & ROME IN THEIR CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL CONTEXTS | DUBOIS, P. | “Greece and Rome in Their Contemporary Cultural Contexts”
An introduction to the methods and perspectives of social scientific theorywhich can be used to study the material and social dimensions of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome.
In this seminar we will read the works of several contemporary theorists who take for granted knowledge of the ancient world as they work out their own theoretical positions. We will first consider the ways in which such thinkers use antiquity, whether it be the tragedies of Sophocles, Platonic philosophy, or ancient Roman law, to think through questions that concern them, of citizenship, empire, or gender, for example. Then we will discuss how these thinkers’ works can illuminate other issues in the practice of contemporary classical studies. |
| CLASSIC 220 | GRADUATE SEMINAR: GREEK DIVINATION | RAPHALS, L. | This seminar focuses on the problem of divination and its profound effects on many areas of Greek culture. Topics include: Homeric divination, the rise of oracles, Delphi, divination and gender, the military mantis, divination and the rhetoric of history, and the problem of fatalism.
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