Successful completion of the 251-252 sequence establishes intermediate competency. We will read selected poems from the lyrics of Catullus and Horace. The course will focus on close translation, though there will be some basic literary analysis and discussion of lyric poetry as a genre. This semester we will read selections from the first five books of Augustine s Confessions in Latin and the entire work in English. This class is for those who are interested in studying Attic Greek and who have taken Classics 121.
Students learn Greek grammar, vocabulary, and morphology.
This sequence prepares students for Classics 261-264, the intermediate sequence. This is a sequel to 261 and completes the intermediate sequence. This course is for advanced students who have completed at least the first three semesters of the Greek sequence. This term we will read selections from Homer s Iliad . This exploration should lead us to a firmer grasp of the ways in which myths shape people's understanding of the world in different cultures, including our own.