LATIN 520 A: Seminar

The Ancient Novels and their Worlds

In this seminar we will read selections from the prose fiction of Apuleius and Petronius in Latin. We will consider their language, style, and techniques of literary allusion and along with their perspectives on the Roman imperial world in which they were written.  Student presentations and paper may focus on the novels themselves or on receptions of them. 

I expect also to make a few brief side excursions (mainly in English translation) into Greek novels by Chariton, Achilles Tatius, and Heliodorus.  

Requirements: Regular participation in class discussions, translation quizzes (on Apuleius and Petronius), presentation, paper.