LNW 3220 (section 3405): The Latin Novel
MWF 6th
period (12:50-1:40) Psy 0287
instructor: Jim Marks
jmarks@ufl.edu
office hours MWF 1:45-3pm, 380
Dauer Hall
Our
goal is to improve Latin reading
skills while enjoying the fascinating and at times outrageous novels of
Petronius and Apuleius. We will at the same time become acquainted with
the historical and
cultural
contexts of these authors and their works. NOTE: THE READINGS FOR THIS
CLASS ARE IN
LATIN. This course fulfills
University of Florida general education requirements H (Humanities) and
N (International).
required
texts (purchase online or at local bookstores)
- Petronius: Selections from
the Satyricon, 3rd
revised edition, edited by Gilbert Lawall, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
ISBN 0865162883
- Apuleius Metamorphoses Book 3, edited by
William Turpin, Bryn Mawr Publishers ISBN 0929524985
- Historia
Apollonii Regis Tyri, edited by David Konstan and Michael
Roberts, Bryn Mawr Publishers ISBN 0929524403 (click
here for ordering information)
evaluation (for UF
grades see:
http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html)
grades will be based on class
participation,
quizzes, and two exams:
class
participation = 10% of total grade:
full credit will be given to students who come to class prepared to
translate
and discuss the assigned passages
quizzes
(non-cumulative) = 60% of total grade: 15 brief unannounced quizzes
will be administered at the beginning of class throughout the semester,
of which the BEST 10 will be used to calculate the final grade. There
are NO MAKEUPS for the quizzes.
exams
(non-cumulative): 15% each
= 30% of total grade
Monday October 12, Wednesday December 9 (last class
day)
This course is conducted in compliance with all University of Florida
policies regarding special needs, academic honesty, and absences for
emergencies, religious holidays and extracurricular activities.
For details, see www.dso.ufl.edu/osd/ (special needs);
www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/procedures/academicguide.php#3 (academic
honesty).