LATIN
620
Horace
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Reading Latin
By approaching the texts of selected Latin poets successful students will learn techniques for reading Latin poetry with subtlety and precision.
Critical Method
Successful students will understand and apply principles and practice of critical method, with specific reference to the texts of selected Latin poets.
Literary History
Successful students will understand the place of selected Latin poets in the literary history of Classical antiquity and locate them in the larger conext of political and cultural history.
Close Reading in Original Language
Successful students will intelligently evalaute the texts of the selected Latin poets through close reading in the original langauge and express this in examinations and essays.