Latin 305: Introduction to Latin Literature (Section A)

Autumn Quarter 2005

MTWF 11:30-12:20, Denny 205

 

Prof. A.M. Gowing

Denny Hall M-24

Phone: 543-2270; e-mail: alain@u.washington.edu

Office Hours: Mon. 10:00-11:00 AM; Tues. 1:30-2:30 PM; and by appointment

 

Required Texts: E.C. Kennedy, ed.  Caesar. De Bello Gallico VI.  Bristol Classical Press 1969.

                  A.C. Aronson and R. Boughner, edd.  Catullus and Horace: Selections from Their Lyric Poetry (Longman 1988)

                  A. Mahoney, Allen and Greenough,  New Latin Grammar (Focus 2001) (= AG)

 

Course description: This class entails a detailed reading of most of Book 6 of Julius CaesarŐs De Bello Gallico, an account of his activities in Gaul in 53 BC (including his well-known discussion of the Druids); and of selections from the poet Catullus, CaesarŐs coeval, as well as a few poems by the Augustan poet Horace.  The reading, in short, focuses on texts written during the late Republic and the very early Empire.  While the bulk of class time will be devoted to translating the texts, attention will be given as well to matters of style and interpretation.  There will also be a weekly exercise in prose composition designed to review both fundamental points of grammar, in particular the uses of the cases, and vocabulary drawn from the week's reading.  The chief aim of the class is to improve your ability to read and appreciate basic Latin prose and poetry.

 

Requirements: 1) general daily preparedness and participation (15%)

                  2) timely and satisfactory completion of weekly prose compositions (20%)

                  3) 3 quizzes (20%, 20% and 25% respectively)

 

Course website: http://faculty.washington.edu/alain (follow the link).  This features the syllabus; the weekly prose compositions will be posted there as well.

 

                                    *                                                                     *                                                                     *

Sept. 28: INTRODUCTION

                  30: Caesar, Chap. 1 (NB: Chapter numbers are printed in bold in the margins of the text, next to the brief synopsis of the chapterŐs contents)

 

Oct.        3: Caesar, Chap. 2

                  4: Caesar, Chaps. 3-4

                  5: Caesar, Chaps. 5-6

                  7: AG 339-340 (Nominative and Vocative Cases)

 

                  10: Caesar, Chap. 7

                  11: Caesar, Chap. 8

                  12: Caesar, Chaps. 9-10

                  14: AG 386-397 (Accusative)

 

                  17: Caesar, Chap. 11

                  18: Caesar, Chap. 12

                  19: quiz #1

                  21: AG 341-349 (Genitive with Nouns)

 

                  24: Caesar, Chap. 13

                  25: Caesar, Chap. 14

                  26: Caesar, Chaps. 15-16

                  28: AG 350-359 (Genitive with Verbs)

 

                  31: Caesar, Chaps. 17-19

Nov. 1: Caesar, Chaps. 20-22

                  2: Caesar, Chaps. 23-24, 26

                  4: AG 360-372 (Dative of Indirect Object)

 

                  7: Catullus 1+3 (handout)

                  8: Catullus 5+8

                  9: Catullus 13+43

                  11: NO CLASS - VETERANS' DAY

 

                  14: Catullus 46+31 (handout)

                  15: Catullus 51+72

                  16: quiz #2

                  18: AG 373-385 (other uses of Dative)

 

                  21: Catullus 76

                  22: Catullus 83+85

                  23: Catullus 86, 87, 109+11 (handout)

                  25: NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING RECESS

 

                  28: Catullus 22, 96+101

                  29: Horace 1. 5+1. 11

30: Horace 1. 9

Dec. 2: AG 398-418 (Ablative I)

 

                  5: Horace 1. 22

                  6: Horace 1. 37

                  7: Horace 2. 14

                  9: AG 419-431 (Ablative II)

 

 

                  14 (Wednesday): FINAL QUIZ (2:30-4:20)