Latin courses - LATN
LATN 101 Elementary Latin (4)
Staff. A study of basic Latin grammar.
LATN 102 Intermediate Latin (4)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent. Reading of simple Latin prose and poetry.
LATN 203 Introduction to Literature (4)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 102 or equivalent. Readings from selected authors. Practice in Latin prose composition.
LATN 303 Readings in Latin Poetry (3)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 203 or equivalent. Selections from Ovid, Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria, and other poets.
LATN 307 Readings in Latin Prose (3)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 203 or equivalent. Selections from such authors as Cicero, Sallust, and Apuleius. Practice in Latin prose composition.
LATN 391, 392 Independent Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisite: approval of department. Students wishing to maintain and improve their skill in reading Latin may enroll in a reading course for one, two, or three credits. The reading normally will be part or all, depending on the amount of credit sought, of the assigned reading in an existing 300-level course.
LATN 401 Roman Comedy (3)
Prof. Poe. Selected plays of Plautus and Terence to suit the needs and desires of the students enrolled. Same as LATN 601.
LATN 402 Catullus and the Elegiac Poets (3)
Prof. Frazel, Prof. Poe. Readings in Catullus, and the elegies of Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. Same as LATN 602.
LATN 403 Virgil (3)
Prof. Frazel. The last six books of the Aeneid; selections from the Eclogues and Georgics. Same as LATN 603.
LATN 404 Roman Philosophy (3)
Prof. Poe. Lucretius and others. Same as LATN 604.
LATN 407 Medieval Latin (3)
Staff. Survey of medieval Latin literature with special attention to the various styles and literary types, and to the cultural background.
LATN 408 Literature of the Neronian Age (3)
Prof. Frazel, Prof. Kehoe. This course examines the reign of the emperor Nero through readings in the literature of that period. Particular focus will be placed upon the changing status of the emperor, the role of the emperor as patron of the arts, and the development of intellectual and political resistance to Nero and the principate. Same as LATN 608.
LATN 411 Special Authors (3)
Staff. Readings in Latin from a Roman author. Same as LATN 611.
LATN 413 Roman Historians of the Republic (3)
Prof. Frazel, Prof. Kehoe. Readings in Livy’s history or Sallust’s Catiline and Jugurtha. Same as LATN 613.
LATN 414 Roman Satire (3)
Prof. Poe. Readings in the satires of Horace, Persius, or Juvenal. Same as LATN 614.
LATN 415 Roman Historians of the Empire (3)
Prof. Kehoe. Readings in the historical works of Tacitus and other historians of the Roman empire. Same as LATN 615.
LATN 417 Cicero (3)
Prof. Frazel. A study of the man and the period based on portions of his work. Same as LATN 617.
LATN 418 Horace (3)
Prof. Poe. Odes and Epodes. Same as LATN 618.
LATN 488 Writing Practicum (1)
Staff. Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement.Fulfills the school intensive-writing requirement.
LATN 491, 492 Independent Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisite: approval of department. Students wishing to maintain and improve their skill in reading Latin may enroll in a reading course for one, two, or three credits. The reading will normally be part or all, depending on the amount of credit sought, of the assigned reading in an existing 400-level course.
LATN H499-500 Honors Thesis (3, 4)
Staff. Admission by approval of department and Honors Committee.
LATN 601 Roman Comedy (3)
See LATN 401 for description.
LATN 602 Catullus and the Elegiac Poets (3)
See LATN 402 for description.
LATN 603 Virgil (3)
See LATN 403 for description.
LATN 604 Roman Philosophy (3)
See LATN 404 for description.
LATN 608 Literature of the Neronian Age (3)
See LATN 408 for description.
LATN 611 Special Authors (3)
See LATN 411 for description.
LATN 613 Roman Historians of the Republic (3)
See LATN 413 for description.
LATN 614 Roman Satire (3)
See LATN 414 for description.
LATN 615 Roman Historians of the Empire (3)
See LATN 415 for description.
LATN 617 Cicero (3)
See LATN 417 for description.
LATN 618 Horace (3)
See LATN 418 for description.
LATN 688 Writing Practicum (1)
Staff. Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement. Fulfills the school intensive-writing requirement.
