LATIN 2203 - [Catullus]

(HB) (LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: LATIN 1205 or grade of A- or above in LATIN 1202, LATIN 1204, or placement by departmental exam. Next offered 2015-2016.

Staff.

The aim of the course is to present the poems of Catullus within their cultural and poetical context. The poems will be read and translated, and their significance both individually and in relation to the poetic context will be discussed in class. Some selections from the works of Catullus’ contemporaries will be assigned in translation.