This course provides an overview of the major periods and achievements of the Classical period and introduces students to the techniques used by scholars in piecing together a picture of the ancient past. Students will learn how the study of material remains through the science of archeology is combined with the study of written records to provide an overall picture of Greco-Roman civilization, stressing the debt contemporary Western civilization owes to this era. Students must pass this course, before taking a 200 or 300 level Classics course.
332-115-DW
Greco-Roman Tradition
3 - 0 - 3
45
Description for Course:
The course aims to give the student an overview of the major periods and achievements of the Greco-Roman civilization, with special emphasis on the reading of literature in translation. The student is made aware of the originality of the Greco-Roman achievement and the debt owed to it by subsequent Western civilization. A criterion in the choice of texts for study is the influence they have exercised on the later Western tradition. For the purpose of this survey, Greco-Roman antiquity will be divided into six periods. From each period are drawn writings that are representative of the major forms of literature of the ancient world.
332-1N1-DW
Introduction to Classics
2 - 1 - 3
45
Description for Course:
This course provides an overview of the major events and achievements of the Classical period and introduces students to the techniques used by scholars in piecing together a picture of the ancient past. Students will learn how the study of material remains through the science of archaeology is combined with the study of written records to provide an overall picture of Greco-Roman civilization, stressing the debt the contemporary world owes to this era. This would include topics such as democracy, philosophy, literature, gender, class, and religion. Students must pass this course before taking an Analysis Classics course.
332-302-DW
Myths in Classical Society
3 - 0 - 3
45
Description for Course:
This course will introduce the student to classical mythology, adding new insights to the more concrete knowledge of ancient civilizations provided in other courses. Using documentary and figurative representations, the student will explore the roles played by some of the principal myths of the ancient world and will come to recognize the persistence of some of these myths in contemporary society.
