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Greek & Roman Religion

A broad examination of the varieties of religious practice and experience in the ancient Mediterranean world, particularly in Greece and Rome, with emphasis placed on how dramatically ancient religious concepts and systems differ from those of the modern world.

Post-Imper Lat: Poetry Across The Water

A study of one or more works selected from Latin literature of late antiquity, or after the fall of the empire in the west, from approximately 200 AD into the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Authors and works may include early Christian Latin writers such as Augustine, late antique pagan writers such as the historian Ammianus, as well as medieval poetry, the Latin novel, medieval Christian writers, and Renaissance figures such as Erasmus. A particular author, work, genre, or theme is selected each time the course is offered.

Greek Poetry & Drama: Ancient Greek Epic

A study of one or more works of Greek poetic and/or dramatic literature, which may include epic, lyric, tragedy, and comedy, selected from the whole of ancient Greek literature from Homer through the Roman period. A particular author, work, genre, or theme is selected each time the course is offered. Emphasis is placed both on mastering the Greek language and on literary analysis of the texts studied. Lectures and class discussions will further illuminate the literary and cultural milieu of the author or text. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits under a different title.

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