Latin 215 - Latin Literature: Catullus and the Lyric Spirit

Catullus & Lyric Spirit

Fall
2024
01
4.00
Niek Janssen

TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Amherst College
LATI-215-01-2425F
Chapin Hall Room 205
njanssen@amherst.edu

This course will examine Catullus’s poetic technique, as well as his place in the literary history of Rome. Extensive reading of Catullus in Latin, together with other lyric poets of Greece and Rome in English. Three class hours per week.

Requisite: LATI 202 or equivalent. Fall semester. Visiting Assistant Professor Janssen.

How to handle overenrollment: null

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Translation, quizzes and exams.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.