Roman
Elegy & Lyric
LNW 3320 (#5319)
MWF
6th Period (12:50-1:40), Dauer 342
The purpose of this class is to reinforce grammatical concepts, to
improve reading skills in Latin, and to appreciate some of
the best and most influential poets in the Western tradition in their
cultural and historical contexts. Our
focus will be on three elegiac/lyric poets from the Late Republican
Period of Roman history (the 1st century BCE).
NOTE: THE READINGS FOR THIS CLASS ARE IN
LATIN.
instructor
Jim Marks, Department
of Classics
jmarks@ufl.edu
office hours: 380 Dauer MWF 11:45-12:45 or email for appointment
required
textbooks
1) Tibullus: Elegies I edited
by Paul Murgatroyd, Duckworth Publishers (BCP Latin Texts)
ISBN-10: 1853991759; ISBN-13:
978-1853991752
we'll be reading poems 1-3, 5, 7 and 10
2) Propertius: Elegies Book 2
edited by W.A. Camps. Bristol Classical Press
ISBN: 0862921481 /
978-0-86292-148-4
we'll
be reading poems 1-2, 5-7, 10-13, 24-26, 28-29 and 33, 34
3) Horace : Epodes and Odes,
edited by David Garrison (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture, Vol 10)
ISBN: 0806130571
we'll be reading Epodes 1, 2, 5,
7, 9; Odes Book
1.2, 3,
11, 15, 37; Odes Book 2.1, 10, 19, 20;
Odes Book 3.2, 14; Odes Book 4.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12,
14, 15; Carmen Saeculare
evaluation
(for UF grades see:
http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html)
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. ATTENDANCE is
mandatory; missing more than 3 classes will result in a loss of class
participation points.
quizzes (non-cumulative) = 60%
of total grade: 11 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.
exams (non-cumulative): 10%
each = 30% of total grade
Exam 1: Friday, February 4 (Tibullus)
Exam 2: Wednesday, March 2 (Propertius)
Exam 3: Wednesday April 20 (Horace)
grading scale: A= 90 and above;
A- = 87-89; B+ = 84-86; B = 80-83; B- = 77-79; C+ = 74-76; C =
70-73;
C- = 67-69 (note that UF does not consider a C- to be a passing grade);
D+ = 64-66; D = 60-63; D- = 57-59; E = 56 and below
for UF policy on minus-grades, see http://www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html
some helpful links:
Latin texts (without
commentaries): thelatinlibrary.com
English translations: www.poetryintranslation.com;
Perseus
Conditional sentences
Substantive
clauses
Subordinate
clauses in indirect discourse
Scanning
Latin poetry
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 http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/
(special needs);
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide/studentrights.php
(academic
honesty).
