LATIN 307 A: Vergil

Latin 307 Vergil’s Aeneid

Spring 2024

MTWF 11:30-12:20

DEN 111

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 in person or on Zoom

Holidays: Monday, May 27

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 4^th ed. 2012 (3^rd 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:

Four quizzes (see Schedule of Readings): 80%

Participation in class: 20%

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

Week 9            4.31-64            4.65-95            4.96-127          4.126-155

Week 10          Holiday           4.156-188        4.189-218        Quiz 4

Please note:

Department of Classics Undergraduate Textbook fund (for majors and minors in Classics): https://classics.washington.edu/undergraduate-textbook-fund

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1. You must be a current major or minor in the Department of Classics.
2. The textbook(s) must be required for the course by the instructor.
3. You must be enrolled in the course for which the textbook is required. 

To apply for funding, please fill out this web form and attach a receipt showing proof of purchase of your textbook(s).

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