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Long Title: ADVANCED LATIN: LITERATURE OF EXILE IN THE ROMAN TRADITION

Department: Classical Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of Latin works on exile, both prose and poetry. We will explore the actual circumstances on exile in ancient Rome, the consolation tradition and exile, relations between exile poetry and elegy, and how exile affected Roman notions of cultural and individual identity. Authors include Cicero, Ovid, and Seneca.