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CLASSICS 313: Enchanted Images: Medieval Art and Its Sonic Dimension (ARTHIST 205, ARTHIST 405, CLASSICS 113, MUSIC 205, MUSIC 405)

Explores the relationship between chant and images in medieval art. Examples are sourced from both Byzantium and the Latin West including the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Ste. Foy at Conques, and Santiago de Compostela. We will explore how music sharpens the perception of the spatial, visual programs and liturgical objects.
Last offered: Autumn 2021

CLASSICS 314: Through a broken lens? Reading fragments from the 2nd century

The Romantics treated the fragment as an art form; as students of antiquity, we tend to mourn the loss they represent and strive to recover as much of that loss as possible through them. In this course, we'll read a selection of poetic (epic, drama, satire) and prosaic (history, oratory) fragments in combination with a range of methodological and poetological discussions.
Last offered: Winter 2022

CLASSICS 318: Aristophanes: Comedy, and Democracy

Intensive study of three plays in Greek (Knights, Peace, Ecclesiazusae) and the rest of the corpus in English, with reference to formal features and a focus on how Old Comedy related to the democratic practices of Athens.
Last offered: Autumn 2018

CLASSICS 319: Abject Subjects and Divine Anamorphosis in Byzantine Art (ARTHIST 208A, ARTHIST 408A, CLASSICS 119)

Entering the space of the church immediately interpellated the medieval subject, transforming him/her into an abject self, marred by sin. This psychological effect of pricking the conscience was enhanced by the architectural panopticon channeled through the icon of Christ the Judge in the dome confronting the faithful. The texts recited and chanted during the liturgy further helped streamline the process of interpellation: these homilies and chants were structured as a dialogue implicating the sinful self. This course will explore the ecclesiastical space as a divine anamorphosis, an image of God that envelops the subject, transforming him/her into the object of the divine gaze.
Last offered: Spring 2022

CLASSICS 320: Philosophy of Culture and Politics in 4th century Athens (CLASSICS 108)

Why were cultural practices and institutions key in political debates in Athens? We will explore democratic and authoritarian cultural models. A thorough discussion of some of the less-read Platonic works, including his last work, the Laws, in light of other 4th century BCE thinkers on cultural matters. Of interest to students of Philosophy, Theater and Performance Studies, Political Science, as well as Classics.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Peponi, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 324: Plato on the Soul: Phaedo, Republic, and Phaedrus

In this seminar, we will analyze Plato's conceptions of the soul in the middle period dialogues. We will read the Phaedo and the Phaedrus in full, and Republic books 4-7. We will examine the incorporeality, temporality, rationality, desires, and divine elements of the soul, as well as its life both in and out of the body. How does the soul interact with the body, the gods, and the Forms? What kind of narrative does Plato create for the immortal soul as it moves from one life to another? How does Plato use philosophical argument and literary discourse (myth, allegory, rhetoric) to convey his ideas about the soul?
Last offered: Spring 2022

CLASSICS 328: Time, Narrative and the Self in Augustine's Confessions

The course focuses on Augustine's conceptions of time, memory, narrative, and the self in the Confessions. We will analyze the genres of autobiography, biography, and autofiction. We will examine Augustine's theory of time and memory in relation to his narrative of the self. We will also discuss Augustine's conception of the body, soul, original sin, and the nature of evil. Finally, we will look at the interaction of biblical, rhetorical, and philosophical discourses in the Confessions.
Last offered: Spring 2023

CLASSICS 331: Words and Things in the History of Classical Scholarship (HISTORY 303F)

How have scholars used ancient texts and objects since the revival of the classical tradition? How did antiquarians study and depict objects and relate them to texts and reconstructions of the past? What changed and what stayed the same as humanist scholarship gave way to professional archaeologists, historians, and philologists? Focus is on key works in the history of classics, such as Erasmus and Winckelmann, in their scholarly, cultural, and political contexts, and recent critical trends in intellectual history and the history of disciplines.
Last offered: Spring 2023

CLASSICS 347: Greek Epigram

Greek verse inscriptions first appeared in the 8th century BCE and have been found throughout the Greek speaking Mediterranean. Their popularity continued until the early Byzantine periods. This course will treat the unique dynamics of epigram as a form that migrated from stone to text, the variety of ways in which its narrative potential was exploited within dedicated poetry books, its reception in Roman literature, and its relationships with other genres (especially epic and elegy).
Last offered: Winter 2019

CLASSICS 348: Philodemus: An Epicurean Thinker on Poetry and Music

We will read and discuss Philodemus¿ surviving works on poetry and music as well as the particularly stimulating debates his influential ideas have inspired in classical scholarship over the last decades. An approach to Epicurean aesthetic thought will serve as introduction and background to the seminar.
Last offered: Spring 2019
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