- Spring 2021
Syllabus Description:
Latin 307 Vergil’s Aeneid
Spring 2021
MTWF 11:30-12:20
Zoom!
Instructor: James J. Clauss, Department of Classics
Office: Denny Hall M262F (difficult to find); tel. 543-2266 (department office phone)
E-mail: jjc@uw.edu
Office Hours: zoom by appointment
Holidays: Monday, May 31
Required Texts:
Barbara Weiden Boyd (ed.), Vergil’s Aeneid: Expanded Collection, Bolchazy-Carducci 2013
Resources:
J.H. Allen and J.B. Greenough, revised by Anne Mahoney, A New Latin Grammar Focus Publishing 2001
An earlier version of this is available on-line: https://archive.org/stream/allengreenoughsn00alleiala
Extra grammatical help keyed to Boyd’s text is also available on line:
https://www.bolchazy.com/Assets/Bolchazy/extras/vergilgrammaticalappendix.pdf
C.T. Lewis and C. Short, A Latin Dictionary. Oxford: OUP 1879 is available on line:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059
https://logeion.uchicago.edu/lexidium
The Loeb Classical Library is available through the UW Library: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/classics
Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford: OUP 4th ed. 2012 (3rd ed. revised 2003), also at the UW Library: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/classics
Christopher Francese and Meghan Reedy, Vergil: Aeneid selections. Carlisle, PA: Dickinson Classical Commentaries 2016
Free online text, intermediate-level commentary, and multi-media resources for large parts of Aeneid (incl. 1.1-578).
Here’s the main page:
http://dcc.dickinson.edu/vergil-aeneid/preface
Here’s where Aen. 1 text, commentary and vocabulary notes start:
http://dcc.dickinson.edu/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-i-1-11
Goals of the Course:
This is the third quarter of the second-year series of intermediate Latin and presumes at the very least one full year of Latin, preferably also Latin 305 and 306 taught here at the UW or their equivalents. The goal is to read Book 1 of the Aeneid plus selections from Books 2 and 4.
In the course of our reading, we will focus on enhancing your confidence in the area of Latin morphology (forms), grammar and syntax; we will also study the dactylic hexameter in order to observe typical word order within. In addition to this, we will explore how the Aeneid is an intertextual poem; that is, how it incorporates earlier poetry, Greek and Latin, through its many allusions. We will also talk about the epic tradition within which the Aeneid is located, including its importance as a reflection of Roman values under the emperor Augustus. The hope and expectation of the course is that you will become more comfortable and confident reading Latin, in particular poetry, and will learn much about Latin literature in general and Roman culture as well.
Grade:
Three quizzes (see Schedule of Readings): 60%
One final exam (completed on Canvas by Wednesday, June 9, at 4:20): 30%
Homework and participation in class: 10%
Schedule of Readings:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
Week 1 Intro. 1.1-22 1.23-49 1.50-80
Week 2 1.80-105 1.106-131 1.132-156 1.157-179
Week 3 1.180-207 1.208-237 1.238-266 Quiz 1
Week 4 1.267-296 1.297-324 1.325-356 1.357-386
Week 5 1.387-417 1.418-449 1.450-482 1.483-519
Week 6 1.520-550 1.551-581 1.582-612 Quiz 2
Week 7 1.613-642 1.643-672 1.673-702 1.703-735
Week 8 1.736-56 2.1-20 4.1-30 Quiz 3
Horace Serm. 2.1-20
Week 9 4.31-64 4.65-95 4.96-127 4.126-155
Week 10 Holiday 4.156-188 4.189-218 4.219-237
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