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GRST 107 - Introduction to Roman Literature Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Ancient Rome produced many celebrated works of literature. This course surveys the literature of ancient Rome from its early beginning through the rise of Christianity in the empire. Students read a wide variety of poetic, philosophical, and historiographic texts in translation and develop an understanding the evolution of Latin literature and its central themes. The overarching theme linking together the readings is desire. The Romans had complicated attitudes towards their hunger for empire, mastery of nature, and the gratification of every appetite. In readings of authors such as Catullus, Ovid, Seneca, and St. Augustine among many others, we consider how ancient Roman attitudes towards desire shaped the development of Latin literature and exerts pressure on philosophy and culture even today. Del Maticic.
Two 75-minute periods.
Course Format: CLS
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