Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Classical Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED LATIN: ROMAN EPIC ***** The course will read early fragments of epic verse and selections from Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, and Statius. Topics will include the nature of the epic genre, the develop of Roman epic and its relation to the Greek tradition, the styles of the individual epic poets, and the works' political and historical contexts. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): McGill