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CLASSICS 2G: Beginning Greek

Continuation of CLASSICS 1G. Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: McCall, M. (PI)

CLASSICS 2L: Beginning Latin

(Formerly CLASSLAT 2.) Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. Prerequisite: CLASSICS 1L or equivalent placement.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: Ten-Hove, L. (PI)

CLASSICS 12G: Intermediate Greek: Tragedy: Sophocles

In this course, we will read one of Sophocles' greatest tragedies, Electra, a gripping play that challenges the audience to consider profound questions of revenge and (in)justice: is Electra's and her brother Orestes' matricide of Clytaemnestra justified because Clytaemnestra murdered her husband Agamemnon, father to Electra and Orestes? Is nature (phusis) stronger than law (nomos)? Of the three tragedians' respective treatments of this famous tale from Greek mythology (i.e., Aeschylus' Choephoroi, Euripides' Electra) Sophocles' play is arguably the most enigmatic, offering many different interpretations. Reading a tragedy in the original Greek is one of the greatest experiences a student of the language will ever have, and Sophocles' Elektra is a superb introduction to the extraordinary genre of Greek tragedy. Classics majors and minors must take the course for a letter grade. It may be repeated for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: Language | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Tennant, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 12L: Intermediate Latin: Cicero

The year is 56 BCE. An ambassador from Egypt has been assassinated in Rome. The chief suspect? Marcus Caelius Rufus, a young man with a checkered past and complicated relationships with many of Rome's power players - not least the infamous Clodii siblings. In this course, we will read Cicero's defense of Caelius alongside selected letters, historical records, and even poems providing context for the trial. Major themes for discussion will include gender and power, structures of criminal justice, and the politics of public and private life for the elite of the Late Roman Republic. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Classics majors and minors may repeat for degree credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: Language | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Ten-Hove, L. (PI)

CLASSICS 16N: Sappho: Erotic Poetess of Lesbos (FEMGEN 24N)

Preference to freshmen. Sappho's surviving fragments in English; traditions referring to or fantasizing about her disputed life. How her poetry and legend inspired women authors and male poets such as Swinburne, Baudelaire, and Pound. Paintings inspired by Sappho in ancient and modern times, and composers who put her poetry to music.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-CE, WAY-EDP
Instructors: Peponi, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 21Q: Eight Great Archaeological Sites in Europe (ARCHLGY 21Q)

Preference to sophomores. Focus is on excavation, features and finds, arguments over interpretation, and the place of each site in understanding the archaeological history of Europe. Goal is to introduce the latest archaeological and anthropological thought, and raise key questions about ancient society. The archaeological perspective foregrounds interdisciplinary study: geophysics articulated with art history, source criticism with analytic modeling, statistics interpretation. A web site with resources about each site, including plans, photographs, video, and publications, is the basis for exploring.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, Writing 2, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Shanks, M. (PI)

CLASSICS 31: Greek Mythology

The heroic and divine in the literature, mythology, and culture of archaic Greece. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of individuals and society. Illustrated lectures. Readings in translation of Homer, Hesiod, and the poets of lyric and tragedy. Weekly participation in a discussion section is required during regular academic quarters (Aut, Win, Spr)
Terms: Win, Sum | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

CLASSICS 83: The Greeks (HISTORY 101)

250 years ago, for almost the first time in history, a few societies rejected kings who claimed to know what the gods wanted and began moving toward democracy. Only once before had this happened--in ancient Greece. This course asks how the Greeks did this, and what they can teach us today. It uses texts and archaeology to trace the material and military sides of the story as well as cultural developments, and looks at Greek slavery and misogyny as well as their achievements. Weekly participation in a discussion section is required.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI

CLASSICS 102G: Advanced Greek: Plato's Timaeus and Critias

The story of Atlantis ? the ancient but highly advanced civilization supposedly lost beneath the Atlantic Ocean ? is far from a typical Greek myth. Atlantis is a work of political allegory, derived not from tradition but from a single source: Plato's Timaeus-Critias. We will read selections of these two dialogues in Greek, focusing on the understanding of philosophical prose. While the primary goal of this class is to build fluency with Plato's syntax and vocabulary, readings will also serve as points of entry into the discussion of Plato's political and natural philosophy; imagined geographies in ancient literature; questions of genre, fiction, myth and pseudohistory; and the reception of Atlantis in later contexts. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Classics majors and minors may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: Language | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Walsh, V. (PI)

CLASSICS 102L: Advanced Latin: Lucretius (De Rerum Natura)

In this course we will read Book 3 of one of the most compelling works of ancient philosophy: Lucretius' De Rerum Natura ("On the Nature of Things"). The poem is a detailed exposition of the physical theory of Epicurus, an extreme materialism (and precursor to modern atomic theory) intended in significant part to remove the fear of death. Book 3 is considered by many to be the finest of the entire poem, for Lucretius offers here a response to the fact of human mortality that is nothing short of ennobling and liberating. Classics majors and minors must take the course for a letter grade. It may be repeated for degree credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: Language, WAY-A-II | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Tennant, J. (PI)
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