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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2023 |
Registration ID | LATNH211A001 |
Course Title | Advanced Latin Literature: Slavery and Freedom in Roman Comedy |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Latin |
Instructor | Farmer,Matthew Cullen |
Times and Days | TTh 10:00am-11:30am
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Room Location | HLL106 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1888 In this course, we will read a selection of comedies by Plautus and Terence. These fast-paced stage plays range from urbanely witty to raucously hilarious - and are much funnier in the original Latin we will be reading than they are in translation. In addition to their humor, however, these plays also give us access to parts of Roman life sometimes missing from the great works of Latin literature: they show us immigrants and the enslaved, sex workers and poor soldiers, young people falling in love, parents worrying about their children, siblings and friends negotiating difficult relationships. Plautus, moreover, is the earliest Roman author whose works survive intact; Terence is Latin's earliest African author, and one of the few enslaved Roman authors whose writings we can read today.; Prerequisite(s): Two semesters of 100-level Latin, or instructor consent Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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