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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2018 |
Registration ID | LATNB350001 |
Course Title | Topics in Latin Literature-Seneca |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Classical Languages |
Instructor | Baertschi,Annette M. |
Times and Days | F 01:10pm-04:00pm
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Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1352 This is a topics course. Course content varies.; Current topic description: In this course we will read a selection of works by Seneca the Younger, who was Rome's leading intellectual figure in the mid-1st century CE, tutoring and advising the emperor Nero in the early stages of his reign, while also establishing himself as the foremost philosopher and dramatist of his age. In order to 'see Seneca whole', we will examine both some of his prose teachings, especially on issues such as morality and literary style, and select tragedies. Throughout our readings, we will focus on the inter- and intratextual dimension of his work, its philosophical content, the political agenda, the psychology of the characters as well as the unique theatrical quality of Seneca's writing. Haverford: A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (A), Humanities (HU) . |
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