Courses and Programs 1997-1999
Courses and Programs 1997-1999Cl St 273. Greek and Roman Mythology. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Survey of the legends, myths, and sagas of the classical world with emphasis on the principal gods, demigods, and heroes, and their implications for ancient social, psychological, and religious attitudes; some attention given to important modern theories. H. Honors (4-0) Cr. 4.
Cl St 304. Cultural Heritage of the Ancient World. (Same as Hist 304.) See History.
Cl St 310. Ancient Philosophy. (Same as Phil 310.) See Philosophy. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Cl St 353. World Literature: Western Foundations through Renaissance. (Same as Engl 353.) See English.
Cl St 372. Greek and Roman Drama. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Origin and development of Athenian drama and its imitation at Rome; selected readings in English from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, or Seneca; ancient theater and dramatic conventions; theories of comedy or tragedy.
Cl St 373. The World of Heroes in Greece and Rome. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Investigation of the concept of the heroic in Greek and Roman epic and other relevant texts. Development of the heroic ideal; problems entailed by specific texts or kinds of texts. The heroic code and its implications for Greco-Roman concepts of the nature of humanity; problems posed by the heroic code; transformations of the code. H. Honors (4-0) Cr. 4.
Cl St 374. Women in Classical Antiquity. (Same as Hist 374, W S 374.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Any one course in Cl St, W S, Latin, or Greek. Chronological survey of the status of women in classical antiquity; study of constructs of the female and the feminine. Readings from ancient and modern sources. Emphasis on either Greece and Hellenistic Egypt or on Hellenistic Egypt and Rome; may be repeated once.
Cl St 376. The Archaeology of Greek and Roman Religion. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Any one course in Cl St, Latin or Greek. Examination of sacred space, shrine and sanctuary architecture, cult equipment, ritual and sacrifice; social implications of cult and religion. Studied chronologically through archaeological remains of material culture and texts from Bronze Age Greece through Early Imperial Rome.
Cl St 394. The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction. (2-0) Cr. 1. Alt. F., offered 1998 second half-semester. Introduction to the topography, history, archaeology, monuments and art of Greece from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman period; attention given to the culture of modern Greece, preparatory to study abroad in Greece (Cl St 395).
Cl St 395. Study Abroad: The Archaeology of Greece. Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: 394. Supervised on-site instruction in the archaeology, monuments, and art of Greece from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman period; attention given to the culture of modern Greece; readings from ancient and modern sources. Travel to Greece will occur during the winter break.
Cl St 402. Ancient Greece. (Same as Hist 402.) See History. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Cl St 403. Ancient Rome. (Same as Hist 403.) See History. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Cl St 404. Ancient Rome. (Same as Hist 404.) See History. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Cl St 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1 to 6 each time taken. Prereq: 7 credits in classical studies at the 200 level or higher; permission of the chair of the program committee. Designed to meet the needs of students who wish to study specific topics in classical civilization in areas where courses are not offered, or to pursue such study beyond the limits of existing courses.
Cl St 512A. Proseminar in Ancient European History. (Same as Hist 512A.) See History.
Cl St 594A. Seminar in Ancient European History. (Same as Hist 594A.) See History.