Catalogue 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Greek and Roman Studies Department
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Chair: Barbara A. Olsen;
Professor: Rachel D. Friedman;
Associate Professors: Barbara A. Olsen;
Assistant Professor: Curtis Dozierab;
Visiting Assistant Professor: Carl Rice;
Blegen Fellow: Del Maticic.
ab On leave 2023/24
Students who study in the Greek and Roman Studies department explore aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world with an emphasis on the cultures of Greece and Rome. At the heart of this exploration are the languages of the Greeks and the Romans, their literature, their history, their art, their philosophy, their religion, their politics, their relations with the other peoples of the Mediterranean, and their reception and interpretation by later cultures.
The story of “Classical” scholarship goes back to the Library of Alexandria in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. The project that the scholars of the library undertook was to collect, copy and edit as many texts of Greek literature as they could find. The study of the Greeks and Romans still has at its core this act of preservation. But, like the Alexandrian scholars and perhaps more self-consciously, we acknowledge that we are also involved in an act of reinterpretation. Our goal is both to preserve the knowledge of ancient cultures but also to interpret that knowledge in the context of contemporary culture.
We bring to this project many different skills and many different methods. Again, at the heart of the enterprise is the philological skills that the Alexandrian scholars developed: the ability to look back at a “dead” language and imagine it in its living form, in order to be able to read the written remains as richly as possible. An ancient historian adds to this skill the ability to gather disparate kinds of fragmentary evidence, both literary and material, to reconstruct both the major national and international events that shaped these cultures and the texture of the lives of their peoples from day to day. In this they rely heavily on archaeologists who uncover the physical traces of the past and attempt to establish a chronology and a function for these remains. Literary scholars find in works of literature not only evidence for the aesthetic principles that govern the creation of literary works of art but also apply modern theoretical approaches that allow us to see literature as a reflection of social, political and religious assumptions.
But in the end every student of Greek and Roman Studies is using insights about the ancient world to enrich his or her understanding of our modern world. In the end what classicists develop is an intense self-consciousness about the nature of their own assumptions, fashioned by the world in which they live - assumptions which the study of antiquity allows us to question and assumptions which we must question in order to be able to focus our attention on the strange “otherness” of different cultures that have much to teach us.
Recommendations: All students are strongly advised to study either Greek or Latin language at the 300-level.
Recommendations for graduate study: Students considering graduate work in Greek and Roman Studies should at a minimum have at least 2 units of 300 level work in one ancient language and 1 unit of 300 level work in the other. Proficiency in at least one relevant modern foreign language (e.g. French, Italian, German) is also recommended.
Departmental honors: In addition to the senior project students must elect 300-level work in the department both semesters of their senior year to be considered for honors.
Advisers: The department.
Major
Correlate Sequence in Greek and Roman Studies
Greek and Roman Studies: I. Introductory
Courses in English Translation
Courses in English translation, numbered X00-X19 are taught entirely in English. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. -
GRST 100 - Then and Now: Reinterpreting Greece and Rome Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Here we are at the beginning of the 21st century, yet all around us we continue to see allusions to and creative engagements with Greek and Roman antiquity. From the bestseller list which features a novel claiming to reveal recently discovered books of the Odyssey to an HBO series that takes place in ancient Rome and comparisons of the post 9/11 United States to the Roman Empire in the news, the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome continue to be viscerally alive and compelling as sources for artistic and cultural production. Why is this so? In this course we examine the ways that the legacies of classical antiquity continue to be felt today and invite us to explore the cultures of Greece and Rome. The course serves as an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of Greek and Roman languages, literature, history, and archaeology and the interpretation of these cultures by subsequent civilizations. The course addresses both the complex political, social, intellectual, and cultural settings of the ancient world and the ways in which the study of antiquity can challenge and enrich our experience of the present. To pursue these questions we read ancient texts, examine material artifacts, study linguistic evidence, and engage with creative contemporary responses to antiquity and recent theoretical work on the study of the ancient world. In serving as an overview of the kinds of questions that contemporary culture inspires us to ask of and about antiquity and the materials and approaches that scholars use for their inquiries, the course prepares the student for further work in the department. Rachel Friedman.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 101 - Civilization in Question Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as CLCS 101 ) In the past, college curricula in this country were often organized around the idea of the “Great Books” of “Western Civilization.” Today though, the very idea of a Western literary canon has been challenged as a vehicle for reinforcing questionable norms and hierarchies and silencing other important perspectives. In this class we read well-known ancient, medieval and Renaissance texts with a view to how they themselves question the civilizations from which they emerge. We challenge the idea that there is a monolithic “Western” tradition while opening up new possibilities for engaging with pre-modern texts and ideas. Readings may include Homer, Aeschylus, Plato, the Hebrew Bible, Augustine, Maimonides and Thomas More. Rachel Friedman, Christopher Raymond.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 102 - Myth
1 unit(s)
Few aspects of classical antiquity are more well-loved or more often adapted in as many media (print, film, theater, visual arts, in song,online) than ancient myths. This course introduces students to the academic study of the Greco-Roman mythological tradition. We examine ancient articulations of mythological narratives –– some familiar, some lesser known –– paying attention to the ways that different literary genres employ myth differently. We consider the variability of the mythological tradition within classical antiquity and the social, political, and literary contexts in which such stories circulated. Interpretations by later generations of scholars and artists demonstrate the vitality of these traditions.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 103 - Homer’s Iliad in Modern Adaptations
1 unit(s)
Homer’s Iliad, dating from over 2 millennia ago, continues to inspire poets, playwrights and novelists working today. In this class we study contemporary responses to the poem, all of them composed in English within the past five to ten years. The adaptations include poetry, drama and novelistic responses. Among the questions we consider are: Why does the poem, which offers an account of the last year of the mythological war between the Greeks and the Trojans, continue to capture our imagination? What is it about our current cultural moment that has drawn so many artists to the ancient poem? How can we consider the role that the Homer’s poem plays in these modern works while also taking these modern receptions seriously on their own terms? After a close reading of the Iliad, among the modern adaptations we consider are Simon Armitage’s The Story of the Iliad (2015), Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles (2012), David Malouf’s Ransom (2011) and Alice Oswald’s Memorial (2013).
Open only to first-year students; satisfies the college requirement for a First-Year Writing Seminar.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 104 - Greek Archaeology Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course examines sites and monuments of the ancient Greek world from the Bronze Age to the Classical period. We introduce archaeological methods, examine the history and developement of Greek archaeology from the origins of the field in the 1870’s to the present, and trace the chronological development of Greek art and architecture across several major sites including Knossos, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, and Athens. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding and interpreting monuments in terms of their political, social, and economic contexts. Barbara Olsen.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 144 - Living in the Ancient City Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
(Same as ART 144 and URBS 144 ) The great Mediterranean cities of Classical Antiquity, Athens in the 5th c. BC and Rome in the 1st-2nd c. CE (along with some of their satellite cities), are synonymous with the rise of western civilization. The city plans and monumental architecture dominate our view, but this course also focuses on the civic institutions housed in the spectacular buildings and the social worlds shaped by the grand public spaces, as well as the cramped working quarters. Neighborhoods of the rich and the poor, their leisure haunts, and places of congregation and entertainment are explored to reveal the rituals of everyday life and their political consequences. Eve D’Ambra
First six-week course.
Two 75-minute periods.
Greek and Roman Studies: II. Intermediate
Independent Work
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GRST 203 - Women in Greek and Roman History and Myth Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as WFQS 203 ) Greek and Roman literary and historical accounts abound with vividly drawn women such as Helen, Antigone, Medea, Livia, and Agrippina, the mother of Nero. But how representative were such figures of the daily lives of women throughout Greek and Roman antiquity? This course investigates the images and realities of women in the ancient Greek and Roman world, from the Greek Late Bronze Age (c. 1200 BCE) to the Roman Empire (up to the III c. CE) by juxtaposing evidence from literature, historical sources, and archaeological material. Throughout, the course examines the complex ways in which ancient women interacted with the institutions of the state, the family, religion, and the arts. Barbara Olsen.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 205 - Homer’s Odyssey: From Oral Composition to Digital Editions
1 unit(s)
(Same as MEDS 205 ) In this course we consider the long history of Homer’s epic poem from its beginning as an oral composition in Archaic Greece to its current manifestations in digital editions. Along the way we look at papyrii, medieval manuscripts, early print editions, examples of fine printing and contemporary versions. As we consider the history of the poem we also study the poem itself and explore the ways that its meaning has also been transformed through time. Among the issues we consider are orality and oral cultures, the advent of writing, the development of the text and the influence of technology. We examine materials in Greek, Latin, and English though no knowledge of the ancient languages is required. The Archives and Special Collections Library, with its rich collection of primary sources, will serve as our laboratory.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 209 - Homer in the Caribbean Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as AFRS 209 ) In this class we undertake a close reading of Omeros, a modern epic poem by West Indian Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott (1930-2017). In the poem Walcott celebrates his home island of St. Lucia and the whole of the Caribbean archipelago as he simultaneously confronts the histories of colonialism and slavery that shaped it. While utterly Caribbean in setting, scope and theme, the poem is positioned in close conversation with the Homeric poems and represents, by many accounts, the most important work of Homeric reception in English since Joyce’s Ulysses. Walcott’s alter-ego in the poem is a wandering poet-Odysseus; his St. Lucian characters bear the names of figures from Greek myth— Achille, Hector, Philoctete, Helen— and Homer himself appears in the poem as a figure called “Omeros” who washes up on the St. Lucian shore. As we navigate the poem’s complicated narrative trajectories and follow them back and forth across temporal and spatial boundaries, we explore the ways that Walcott’s positioning of himself in relationship to Homer enacts his vision of a New World aesthetic. We read Omeros alongside select Homeric intertexts and come to inhabit Walcott’s Caribbean, a creolized space of infinite possibility in which he can position himself as another bard, a contemporary of Homer singing in the same song tradition while giving voice to the experience of his people and his native archipelago. Rachel Friedman.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 211 - Rome: The Art of Empire Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 211 and URBS 211 ) From humble beginnings to its conquest of most of the known world, Rome dominated the Mediterranean with the power of its empire. Art and architecture gave monumental expression to its political ideology, especially in the building of cities that spread Roman civilization across most of Europe and parts of the Middle East and Africa. Roman art also featured adornment, luxury, and collecting in both public and private spheres. Given the diversity of the people included in the Roman empire and its artistic forms, what is particularly Roman about Roman art? Eve D’Ambra
Prerequisite(s): ART 105 -ART 106 or GRST 216 or GRST 217 , or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 215 - The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 215 ) Ancient Egypt has long fascinated the public with its pyramids, mummies, and golden divine rulers. This course provides a survey of the archaeology, art, and architecture of ancient Egypt from the prehistoric cultures of the Nile Valley through the period of Cleopatra’s rule and Roman domination. Topics to be studied include the art of the funerary cult and the afterlife, technology and social organization, and court rituals of the pharaohs, along with aspects of everyday life.
Prerequisite(s): ART 105 or ART 106 or one unit of Greek and Roman Studies, or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 216 - History of the Ancient Greeks
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 216 ) This course examines the history and culture of the ancient Greeks from the emergence of the city-state in the eighth century BCE to the conquests of Alexander the Great in 335 BCE. In addition to an outline of the political and social history of the Greeks, the course examines several historical, cultural, and methodological topics in depth, including the emergence of writing, Greek colonialism and imperialism, ancient democracy, polytheism, the social structures of Athenian society, and the relationship between Greeks and other Mediterranean cultures. Students both read primary sources (for example, Sappho, Tyrtaios, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristophanes, and Plato) and examine sites and artifacts recovered through archaeology; the development of students’ critical abilities to evaluate and use these sources for the study of history is a primary goal of the class.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 217 - History of the Ancient Romans Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 217 ) This course examines the history of the ancient Romans from the foundation of their city around the eighth century BCE to the collapse of their Mediterranean Empire in the fifth century CE. The course offers a broad historical outline of Roman history, but focuses on significant topics and moments in Roman history, including the Republican aristocracy, the civil and slave wars of the Late Republic, the foundation of the Empire by Caesar Augustus, urbanism, the place of public entertainments (gladiatorial combats, Roman hunts, chariot races, and theater) in society, the rise of Christianity, the processes of Romanization, and barbarization, and the political decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Students read primary sources such as Plautus, Cicero, Livy, Tacitus, and Suetonius, and secondary accounts dealing with important issues such as slavery, religious persecution and multiculturalism. Students also examine important archaeological sites and artifacts. The development of students’ critical abilities to evaluate and use these sources for the study of history is a primary goal of the class. Carl Rice.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 219 - The First Cities: The Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 219 and URBS 219 ) The art, architecture, and artifacts of the region comprising ancient Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Turkey from 3200 BCE to the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE. Beginning with the rise of cities and cuneiform writing in Mesopotamia, course topics include the role of the arts in the formation of states and complex societies, cult practices, trade and military action, as well as in everyday life. How do we make sense of the past through its ruins and artifacts, especially when they are under attack (the destruction wrought by ISIS)?
Prerequisite(s): ART 105 or 106 or one unit in Greek and Roman Studies, or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 281 - Cosmos: The history of a concept from Homer to Neil deGrasse Tyson Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as STS 281 ) Today when we hear the word “cosmos,” we picture sublime nebulas and solar systems. But the meaning of the word, which originated in ancient Greece and refered to anything that was ordered, whether it be a military, a poem, or a cosmetically ‘put together’ body, was very diverse. Over time the concept came to be central in the lexicon of philosophy, rhetoric, and political theory, evolving into words as diverse as cosmology, cosmetology, and the cosmopolitan. In this class, we trace the elevation of the concept of cosmos from its origins in ancient Greece down through medieval Arabic and European languages (all in translation) and consider how the word shaped how thinkers spoke of the human place in the universe, constructions of race and gender, politics and power structures, and the organization of knowledge and systems of higher education among other topics. Del Maticic.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 290 - Community-Engaged Learning
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2023/24.
Course Format: INT -
GRST 292 - Collecting Antiquities at Vassar: Lost and Found in the Loeb Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 292 ) This intensive is designed as a directed independent study conducted in the Loeb Antiquities storeroom for close study of ancient art and artifacts. The intensive aims to impart skills involved in identifying fakes and establishing authenticity, to consider the ethics and politics of collecting, and to explore the changing role of ancient art in the museum and its display in galleries. Eve D’Ambra
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
One 2-hour period.
Course Format: INT -
GRST 298 - Independent Study Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Course Format: OTH
Greek and Roman Studies: III. Advanced
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GRST 301 - Seminar in Classical Civilization Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Del Maticic.
Prerequisite(s): Previous work in Greek and Roman Studies or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 302 - The Blegen Seminar
1 unit(s)
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 314 - Seminar in Ancient Art Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 314 and URBS 314 ) Topic for 2023/24b: Pompeii: Public and Private Life. The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 blotted out life in Pompeii, but the Roman town lives on as a study site and tourist attraction. Its urban development with grand theaters and amphitheaters alongside of taverns and brothels exemplifies high and low Roman culture. The homes of private citizens demonstrate intense social competition in their scale, grounds, and the Greek myths painted on walls. Pompeii gave shape to the world of Roman citizens and others through its raucous street life and gleaming monumental centers. Eve D’Ambra.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
One 2-hour period.
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GRST 327 - Greeks, Romans, and Classicists on Screen
1 unit(s)
This intensive explores the portrayal of the Ancient Greeks and Romans – and those who study them – in the media of television and film. In addition to screenings, students examine the ways in which Classical societies were and continued to be packaged for 20thand 21stcentury audiences and the ways these images shape popular understandings of both ancient societies and the archaeologists, historians, and literary scholars who research them. Throughout, the course interrogates how these filmed versions of antiquity shape contemporary assumptions about ancient Greece and Rome’s approaches to race, gender, sexuality, religion, and politics.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
One 2-hour period.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 328 - Anne Carson and the Poetry of Translation
0.5 unit(s)
In this Intensive we devote ourselves to the close reading of selected works of the genre defying Anne Carson– classicist, translator, poet, novelist and critic. In her work she deftly weaves her lifelong study of Greek and Latin literature with her own fiercely imaginative refiguring of ancient texts, moving seamlessly between acts of translation and the fulfillment of her own poetic vision. Our readings include examples of her more traditional translations as well as of her bolder works, such as her multimedia Nox, where she interweaves a translation of Catullus 101 with a meditation on her brother’s death, If not, Winter, where she forces her reader to grapple with the almost entirely fragmentary nature of Sappho’s poems, or her Norma Jeane Baker of Troy, a performance piece where she brings together Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe. We also consider some of her essays as well as critical assessments of her work.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Knowledge of Greek or Latin not required.
One 2-hour period.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 361 - Thesis Preparation Seminar Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Seminar required of all Greek and Roman Studies majors in the Fall semester of their senior year to prepare to complete a senior project or thesis in the Spring. Topics include: defining a research question and/or topic; identifying and working with appropriate source materials; finding and evaluating existing scholarship related to the topic; organizing my information; and considering appropriate methodology. After this course students should be ready to write a directed senior thesis or project. Rachel Friedman.
Senior Greek and Roman Studies majors only.
One 2-hour period.
Course Format: INT -
GRST 362 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Seniors Only. The Department.
Two hours every other week.
Course Format: INT -
GRST 382 - The Religion(s) of Rome Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Scholars agree that ‘religion’ was everywhere in the Roman world. But what exactly does that mean? Starting with modern debates about “religion” as an analytical category, participants in this course explore the various ways that Romans imagined religion in their lives and how those ideas changed over time. In addition to a chronological overview of Rome’s religious history, students dive into topics such as ritual and practice, the gods and divinity, the practice of magic, the use of sacred space, and much more. Carl Rice.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 385 - Race and Technology in Ancient Rome Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as STS 385 ) From concrete to the aqueducts, the ancient Romans are famous for their technological innovations. And the way Romans thought about technology was closely connected with their views on race and ethnicity. This seminar explores this connection between technology and race in ancient Roman literature and its reception. As groundwork for our approach, we discuss different approaches to and challenges of utilizing concepts like race, ethnicity, whiteness, and diversity in the study of premodern societies, including the idea that race itself is a technology invented as a tool of oppression. Various topics are considered, including different mythological and historical accounts of human history; the high level of multiculturalism inherent in Roman supply chains and natural resource management; and the role of slaves both in and as technology. We read widely in Roman poetry, historiography, law, and technical literature, all of which is supplemented by scholarship and theory from Science and Technology Studies, Posthumanism, and Critical Race Theory. We also consider how the intertwined histories of science and race in ancient Rome are received in select works of contemporary science fiction and Afrofuturism. Del Maticic.
Two 75-minute periods.
Course Format: CLS
Courses in Greek Language and Literature: I. Introductory
Courses in Greek Language and Literature
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GRST 125 - Elementary Greek Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Introduction to the language. In order to fulfill the language requirement, students must also take GRST 126 . Barbara Olsen.
Open to all classes. No previous Greek is required.
Four 50-minute periods.
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GRST 126 - Elementary Greek Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This is the second half of our two-semester introduction to ancient Greek. Students are expected to have taken GRST 125 or to have done some prior work in the language. This course cannot fulfill the language requirement if not taken in conjunction with 125. Barbara Olsen.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 125 .
Open to all classes.
Four 50-minute periods.
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GRST 127 - Intensive Elementary Greek
2 unit(s)
An intensive introduction to the fundamentals of classical Greek grammar and syntax. Students with no background in ancient Greek learn to read Homer, Plato, Greek tragedy, Herodotus, and other classical texts after one semester’s intensive work. This course is the equivalent of GRST 125 - 126 and fulfills the language requirement by itself.
Four 50-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
Course Format: CLS
Courses in Greek Language and Literature: II. Intermediate
Courses in Greek Language and Literature: III. Advanced
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GRST 321 - Advanced Greek: Topics in Greek Literature Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as GRST 226 ) This Intensive allows students at the intermediate and advanced levels to read Greek together in an informal setting. Readings vary as well as the amount of time spent on grammar review, which depends on the needs of those enrolled. Barbara Olsen.
This course should be elected by students before electing any advanced Greek course in the department.
Students enrolled in GRST 226 have an extra hour of grammar review and students enrolled in GRST 321 have longer Greek assignments.
Two 75-minute periods.
Course Format: INT -
GRST 322 - Greek Tragedy
1 unit(s)
A reading of a play by Sophokles or Euripides. Careful study of the text helps us to understand the playwright’s style. We also consider how the play examines and responds to the historical, social and political conditions of Athens in the fifth century BCE.
Prerequisite(s): Two units in 200-level courses in the language or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 323 - Homer
1 unit(s)
Extensive selections from the Iliad, the Odyssey, and/or Homeric Hymns with attention given to oral theory, thematic structure, and social issues raised by the poems.
Prerequisite(s): Two units in 200-level courses in the language or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 324 - Reading Greek, Homer
0.5 unit(s)
Readings in Greek from Homer’s Odyssey.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 224 or permission of the instructor.
Second six-week course.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 326 - Readings in Greek
1 unit(s)
Students read from prose and verse in Greek in order to advance their reading skills and study a particular topic in Greek literature or history. Readings in Greek are supplemented with secondary readings in English.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 125 -126 or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
Course Format: INT
Courses in Latin Language and Literature: I. Introductory
Courses in Latin Language and Literature
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GRST 145 - Elementary Latin Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Introduction to the language. Carl Rice.
Open to all classes. No previous Latin is required.
Yearlong course 145-GRST 146 .
Four 50-minute periods.
Course Format: CLS -
GRST 146 - Elementary Latin Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Introduction to the language.
Open to all classes.
Yearlong course GRST 145 -146.
Four 50-minute periods.
Course Format: CLS
Courses in Latin Language and Literature: II. Intermediate
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GRST 245 - Intermediate Latin I Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Selected readings from authors such as Plautus, Cicero, Catullus, Caesar, Sallust, and Virgil. The selection of readings is designed to consolidate knowledge of grammar, provide an introduction to the translation of continuous, unadapted Latin, and highlight interesting features of Roman culture in the last two centuries of the Republic. Carl Rice.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 145 -GRST 146 or permission of the instructor or chair.
Three 50-minute periods.
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GRST 246 - Intermediate Latin II Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Authors may include Horace, Livy, Ovid, Seneca, Petronius, Suetonius, and Virgil. Readings are selected to illustrate the diversity of literary forms that flourished in the early Empire and the interaction of literature with society, politics, and private life. Del Maticic.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 245 or permission of the instructor.
Three 50-minute periods.
Course Format: CLS
Courses in Latin Language and Literature: III. Advanced
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GRST 341 - Topics in Latin Literature Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Curtis Dozier.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 246 or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 342 - Virgil Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Selections from the Eclogues, Georgics, or Aeneid. Subjects of study include the artistry of the Virgilian hexameter, the relationship of Virgil’s works to their Greek models, and general topics such as his conception of destiny, religion, and the human relation to nature. Del Maticic.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 246 or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
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GRST 343 - Tacitus
1 unit(s)
Close readings from the works of the imperial historian and ethnographer Tacitus. In connection with further developing students’ reading skills, the class focuses on particular literary, cultural, or historical issues.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 246 or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2023/24.
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GRST 344 - Roman Lyric and Elegy
1 unit(s)
Poems of Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, Catullus and Ovid with attention given to poetic form, the influence of poets on each other, and the view they give us of Roman society in the first century BCE.
Prerequisite(s): GRST 246 or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2023/24.
Course Format: CLS
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