Latin 330 - TOPC: ADV LIT-ROMAN LETTERS
Fall
2017
01
4.00
Rebecca Worsham
TTh 01:00-02:50
Smith College
10028-F17
HATFLD 203
rworsham@smith.edu
Topics course.
Authors vary from year to year, but they are generally chosen from a list that includes epic and lyric poets, historians, orators, comedians and novelists, depending on the interests and needs of the students. May be repeated for credit, provided the topic is not the same. Prerequisite: two courses at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.: Selected readings from Roman epistolary literature, including works by Cicero and Pliny. Attention to the development of epistolary theory and style; mechanics of exchange; private vs. public correspondence; and verse adaptations of the letter form.
Authors vary from year to year, but they are generally chosen from a list that includes epic and lyric poets, historians, orators, comedians and novelists, depending on the interests and needs of the students. May be repeated for credit, provided the topic is not the same. Prerequisite: two courses at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.: Selected readings from Roman epistolary literature, including works by Cicero and Pliny. Attention to the development of epistolary theory and style; mechanics of exchange; private vs. public correspondence; and verse adaptations of the letter form.