Otacilia Severa, wife of Emperor Philip I, 
"the Arab." Coin dated 247/248 AD
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen,
Latin 204,
Spring 1999
games for Rome's 1000th birthday and the
new Saeculum,about 110 years in length
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen,

Instructor:

Dr. Victor A. Leuci
Newnham Hall 37
592-5324
Home (573) 815-9333 (not after 10:00 pm)
e-mail: leuciv@jaynet.wcmo.edu
Web site: www.wcmo.edu/homepages/faculty/leuciv/index.html
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 p.m., TuTh. 9:00-11:00 a.m., and by appointment


Texts:

  • P. Green, transl, The Erotic Poems. Penguin 1983
  • A. D. Melville, transl., Metamorphoses. Oxford Univ Pr. 1998
  • B. R. Nagle transl.,Ovid's Fasti : Roman Holidays. Indiana Univ Pr. 1995
  • C. A. Jestin and P. Katz, Ovid: Amores, Metamorphoses, Selections. Bolchazy-Carducci 1998
  • G. H. Thompson, Selections from Ars Amatoria Remedia Amoris. Bolchazy-Carducci. 1997
    • Objectives: This course is an introduction to Latin poetry and its conventions with special emphasis on the poems Ovid. In addition to the translation and analysis of Latin poetry, you will be responsible for reading and discussing a representative selection of modern criticism on the poetry and its cultural context.

    Format of Course: Latin 204 and 300 will meet together, but the exact assignments for LAT 300 will regularly differ from those of LAT 204 in terms of length. Attendance and participation in class are essential for the success of the course. More than 3 unexcused absences will be considered excessive, and make-up work will be accepted only for excused absences. In class we will translate and analyze poems or sections of longer poems. An oral version of the critical summaries and translation/essay projects will be presented in class. Critical essays and sections of relevant books will be assigned during the course of the semester.

    Grading: 2 Exams 100 points each; 2 to 4 Quizzes 25 points each; 2 to 4 Critical Summaries 25 points each; 2 to 4 Translation/Essay Projects 25 points each; 1 Final Exam 100 points; Class Participation 25 points. The translation/essay projects will consist of a polished translation and critical analysis of a poem or section of a longer poem or it will consist of a report on a longer section of one of Ovid’s works. More specific details on this assignment and other required work will be explained on the first day of class. All students and faculty must adhere to the Honor Code; please see the Student Life Handbook for the full description of the Honor Code.

    Tentative Schedule:

    Week 1 Introduction to Ovid; Amores

    2 Amores. Quiz

    3 Amores

    4 Amores. Quiz

    5 Ars Amatoria. No Class February 11-12: Winter Holiday

    6 Ars Amatoria. Exam

    7 Ars Amatoria

    8 Remedia Amoris. Quiz

    9 Spring Break. March 8-12.

    10 Remedia Amoris

    11 Metamorphoses. Exam

    12 Metamorphoses

    13 Metamorphoses. Quiz

    14 Metamorphoses

    15 Metamorphoses

    16 Metamorphoses