Classical Languages Courses
CLST 101 Classical Mythology
Survey of the principal Greek and Roman myths with selected readings in English from ancient and modern sources. (Credit, full course.) Staff
CLST 110 Myth and Monuments
This course is a comparative study of the archaeological remains and mythology of the Egyptian pyramid builders, the Mesopotamian ziggurat builders, and the Adena/Hopewell and Mississippian mound builders of Central Tennessee. (Credit, full course.) Huber
CLST 150 Classics in Cinema
The course focuses on portrayals of Greek and Roman culture in film, with readings from classical and later literature in translation as well as criticism. (Credit, full course.) McDonough
CLST 200 Classical Drama
This course, with texts read in translation, examines Greco-Roman drama of various sorts: the works of the Athenian tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; the Greek comedies of Aristophanes and Menander; the Roman comedies of Plautus and Terence; and the Roman tragedies of Seneca. (Credit, full course.) Holmes
CLST 207, CLST 208 Classical Archaeology
An introduction to the archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome. (Credit, full course.) Staff
CLST 301 Classical Etymology in English
A study of the derivation of English words from Latin and Greek, with discussions of grammar and of language history. (Credit, full course.) Staff
CLST 345 Literature and Myth: The Tradition of Classical Mythology in European Literature
A study of the use of classical myth in the literature of the Western World through an examination of selected works from the classical, medieval, and renaissance periods. Special attention is given to the development and literary history of the Trojan War legend. Prerequisite: Classical Studies 101 or permission of the instructor. (Credit, full course.) Staff
CLST 350 Women and Gender in Classical Antiquity (also Women’s Studies)
This course examines the lives of women in the ancient world and their representation in the literature of Greece and Rome. It explores how the Greeks and Romans constructed both female and male gender and what behavioral and sexual norms they assigned to each. Reading assignments include wide-ranging selections from Greek and Roman poetry (epic, drama, lyric, and elegy) and prose (philosophy, history, and oratory). Subjects addressed include gender stereotypes and ideals, power-relations of gender, the social conditions of women, familial roles, and male and female sexuality. (Credit, full course.) McCarter
CLST 351 Greek Literature in Translation
Survey of ancient Greek literature in English translation emphasizing the development of the major genres. Readings are selected from epic, lyric, tragedy, comedy, history, and oratory. (Credit, full course.) Staff
CLST 353 Latin Literature in Translation
This course offers a survey in English translation of Latin literature of the Republican and early Augustan periods. Special attention is given to the comedies of Plautus and Terence, de Rerum Natura of Lucretius, selected works of Cicero, and Vergil's Aeneid. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 103, GREK 104 Beginning Greek
An intensive, introductory course in classical and koine Greek emphasizing forms and syntax and with extensive readings. Four class hours per week. (Credit, full course.) Holmes
GREK 203 Intermediate Greek
A continuation of the study of grammar with readings from a variety of classical authors. Four class hours per week. (Credit, full course.) Holmes
GREK 301, GREK 302 Homer
Selected books of the Iliad (301) or the Odyssey (302) with supplementary reading. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 303, GREK 304 Greek Historians
In 303, portions of Herodotus are read; in 304, of Thucydides. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 305 Greek Lyric Poets
Selections from the elegiac, iambic, and melic poets are read. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 307, GREK 308 Greek Orators
Reading of selections from the Attic orators. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 310 New Testament
One gospel and one epistle are read. Prerequisite: Greek 203. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 401, GREK 402 Greek Tragedy
Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides are read. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 403 Greek Comedy
Selected plays of Aristophanes and Menander are read. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 404 Greek Philosophers
Selected works of the pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle are read. Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: Concurrent or previous enrollment in any Greek course numbered 300 or higher, or instructor consent. (Credit, full course.) Staff
GREK 440 Directed Reading
Specific readings for advanced students. May be taken more than once for credit. (Credit, half or full course.) Staff
GREK 444 Independent Study
For students who offer an acceptable proposed course of study. May be taken more than once for credit. (Credit, half or full course.) Staff
LATN 103, LATN 104 Beginning Latin
An intensive, introductory course in Latin emphasizing forms and syntax and with extensive readings. Four class hours per week. (Credit, full course.) McCarter
LATN 113 Accelerated Beginning Latin
An accelerated introductory course in Latin emphasizing forms and syntax and with extensive reading, intended as a refresher for those who have studied Latin previously. Prerequisite: by placement exam. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 203 Intermediate Latin
A continuation of the study of grammar with readings from a variety of authors. Four class hours per week. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 300 Caesar
This course examines Caesar’s presentation of the Civil Wars, including famous events such as the crossing of the Rubicon, the Battles of Dyrrhacium and Pharsalus, and the death of Pompey. Attention is also given to how these events are depicted in passages from Suetonius’ Life of Julius Caesar and Lucan’s epic poem, Pharsalia. The course aims not only to improve reading comprehension of Latin literature, but also to evaluate major sources for this critical period of Roman — indeed, all Western — history. It concludes with study of how Caesar’s assassination is variously depicted. Prerequisite: Latn 203 or placement by exam. Not open for credit to students who have completed Latn 409. (Credit, full course.) McDonough
LATN 301 Introduction to Latin Epic
A study of selected passages from Latin epic poetry. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 302 Cicero
A study of Cicero as seen in selections from his various types of writing. Prerequisite: Latn 203 or placement by exam. Not open for credit to students who have completed Latn 404. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 303, LATN 304 Lyric Poetry
Study of Latin lyric poetry from the reading of the poems of Catullus (303) and selected odes of Horace (304). (Credit, full course.) McCarter
LATN 305 Elegiac Poets
A study of Roman elegy through readings of selections from the works of Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid. (Credit, full course.) McCarter
LATN 306 Roman Satire
Reading of selected satires of Horace and Juvenal. (Credit, full course.) McCarter
LATN 307 Ovid
Readings from the Ars Amatoria and Metamorphoses. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 308, LATN 309 Roman Historians
Study of Latin historical prose from the reading of selected portions of the works of Livy (308) and Tacitus (309). (Credit, full course.) McDonough
LATN 310 The Roman Novel
This course examines the genre of prose fiction in Latin, with particular attention to the Satyricon of Petronius and the Metamorphoses (or “Golden Ass”) of Apuleius. Prerequisite: Latin 301 or permission of instructor. (Credit, full course.) McDonough
LATN 401, LATN 402 Roman Drama
At least one comedy by Plautus or Terence or a tragedy by Seneca is read in class each semester. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 403 Lucretius
This course is devoted to close study of the Latin text of De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) by the Roman poet Lucretius. Prerequisites: Latn 301 or higher. (Credit, full course.) McCarter
LATN 405 Medieval Latin
Selections from the Latin prose and poetry of the fourth through fourteenth centuries, A.D. (Credit, full course.) Staff
LATN 407 Vergil
Readings in the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid. (Credit, full course.) McCarter
LATN 440 Directed Reading
Specific readings for advanced students. May be taken more than once for credit. (Credit, half or full course.) Staff
LATN 444 Independent Study
For students who offer an acceptable proposed course of study. May be taken more than once for credit. (Credit, half or full course.) Staff
