Latin 215 - Latin Literature: Catullus and the Lyric Spirit

Catullus & Lyric Spirit

Fall
2025
01
4.00
Hans Hansen

M/W | 1:05 PM - 2:20 PM

Amherst College
LATI-215-01-2526F
Chapin Hall Room 103
hhansen@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 Lecturer Hansen.

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.