Latin 462 Latin Literature of the Augustan Age
Livy and Vergil
Winter 2021
MW 2:30-4:20
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: by appointment
Holidays: January 18 and February 15
Required Texts:
H.E. Gould and J.L. Whiteley, Titus Livius Book 1. Originally published by Macmillan/St. Martin’s Press 1968
- J. O’Hara, Vergil Aeneid 8. Focus 2018.
Goals of the Course:
In addition to reading and gaining insight into the Livy historical work Ab Urbe Condita and Vergil’s Aeneid, both important literary monuments of the Augustan age, students will enhance their knowledge of Latin morphology, grammar, syntax and style. In the case of the Aeneid, we will also look at meter (dactylic hexameter). The Loeb translations of both works are available through the UW Library.
Grades:
Grades will be based on the following:
Translation in class (not graded, but everyone is expected to translate): 20%
Midterm exam, due Feb 8 at 11:59 PM through Canvas 30%
Final paper (6-8 pages, double spaced, 12-point font) on topic TBA
due last day of class, March 10, at 11:59 PM, through Canvas 20%
Final exam, due March 16 at 4:30 PM through Canvas 30%
Schedule of Readings:
Monday Wednesday
Week 1 Introduction Livy 1.1
Week 2 Livy 1.2-3 Livy 1.4-5.2
Week 3 Holiday Livy 1.7 (6 in English)
Week 4 Livy 1.9 (8 in English) Livy 1.11-12.7 (10, rest of 12, in English)
Week 5 Livy 1.13-14 Livy 1.15-16
Week 6 Midterm due; Vergil 8.1-35 Vergil 8.36-80
Week 7 Holiday Vergil 8.81-125
Week 8 Vergil 8.126-174 Vergil 8.175-212
Week 9 Vergil 8.213-267 Vergil 8.268-305
Week 10 Vergil 8.306-369 Read the rest of the book in English