Victoria Emma Pagán
Associate Professor
115C Dauer Hall
352-392-2075 x 262
vepagan@ufl.edu
Mailing Address:
125 Dauer Hall
Department of Classics
University of Florida
Post Office Box 117435
Gainesville, FL 32611-7435
FAX: 352-846-0297
Office hours Spring 2009
Tues/Thur 12:30-1:30 pm
LNW 6399: Seneca
This course is an introduction to the life and works of Seneca
the Younger and the Neronian literary and political culture in which he
lived. In the first half of the semester, we will read the De Clementia with a view to ancient
theories of kingship and punishment. In the second half of the
semester, we will read in Latin the Octavia,
our only extant fabula praetexta
and discuss its place in the history of Latin literature.
Thursdays periods 1-3
Rogers 106/Dauer 115
Grades
25%=1 translation examination. Translate three passages into idiomatic English. Two from the De Clementia and one at sight from another prose work of Seneca on the PhD reading list.
25%=1 research paper and its draft. Narrow a topic of your choice that relates to any of the works of Seneca in their literary and/or political context.
25%=1 in-class report on a work of Seneca. Textual transmission, date and circumstances of publication, contents, antecedents, influence, significance, and one page bibliography. Handout should be one page front to bak, useful as a study guide for the PhD comprehensive exam in Latin literature.
25%= 1 line report on the Octavia.
Read the lines aloud in Latin meter. Translate. Research
every word using commentaries. Comment on the textual and verbal,
as well as structural and thematic issues. If you cannot read the
lines aloud in Latin fluently, you risk not passing the
assignment. Comparand are fully researched as well, and any name
or work mentioned is subject to scrutiny.
Policies
1. Your perfect attendance is expected.
2. You are expected to read Latin from a clean text at all times. Should you require aids, they must be in your own hand writing, on a sepa one rate piece of paper. I reserve the right to inspect for clean texts, and dismiss a student who has a marked text.
3. There will be no make up work except in
extraordinary and documented cases.
4. Students requesting classroom accommodation must first
register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office
will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this
documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
5. The use of cellular devices during class is
strictly prohibited. IN PARTICULAR: Cellular phones in all
of their capacities, email programs, internet browsing of any sort are
prohibitied. Refusal to comply results in immediate
dismissal from class. Graduate students may have laptop computers
on sleep, for consultation during class discussions but not during
translations or line reports.
6. Academic Honesty is expected at all times. We, the members of
the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our
peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity . On all work
submitted for credit by students at the university, the following
pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have neither
given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment."
7. Students who face difficulties completing the course or who
are in need of counseling or urgent help may call the on-campus
counseling center: 352-392-1575, or the student mental health center:
352-392-1171.
Assignments
A schedule of assignments is distributed to students in
attendance on the first day of class.
Students are expected to check their email for updates via the
listserve.
All readings are available on ARES course reserve.
