LATIN 3206 - [Lucretius]

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

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: one 2000-level Latin course. Next offered 2015-2016.

C. Roby.

Reading in Latin of selections from Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, his poetic exploration of Epicurean philosophy via atomic physics. We will approach this multifaceted work from many different perspectives, reading it as a philosophical text, a poetic experiment, and a guide to achieving tranquility of mind. Close reading of the Latin text will be complemented by secondary readings and short in-class presentations.