Latin 330 - ADV READINGS LATIN LIT I & II

Authors read in LAT 330 vary from year to year, but they are generally chosen from a list including epic and lyric poets, historians, orators, comedians and novelists, depending on the interests and needs of students. LAT 330 may be repeated for credit, provided that the topic is not the same. Prerequisite: Two courses at the 200-level or permission of the instructor. A study of the tradition of Roman story-telling, stressing the connections among myth, legend and history in narratives of the early city. Topics will include the extent to which early Rome is part of the world of Greek myth; the process by which key statesmen and generals in the early legends came to represent the character of the noble families of later ages, and then to symbolize central Roman virtues; the development of these legendary and quasi-historical narratives into a `myth? of the Roman national character; the manipulation of traditional stories in the political and cultural disputes of later eras. Readings from Livy, Ovid, Vergil and Horace.

Topic: Myths & Legends of Early Rome.