Classics (Barnard)

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Fall 2009

Classics (Barnard)

Credit Courses

  • LATN V3012x. Augustan Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1202 or four years of high school Latin.

    Selections from Virgil and Horace. Combines literary analysis with work in grammar and metrics.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V3012 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3012
    78398
    001
    TuTh 9:00a - 10:25a
    607 Hamilton Hall
    M. Folch 19 [ More Info ]
  • CLLT V3132x and y. Classical Myth. 3 pts.

    Survey of major myths from the ancient Near East to the advent of Christianity, with emphasis upon the content and treatment of myths in classical authors (Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Vergil, Livy, Ovid).

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: CLLT V3132 :: Credit Sections
    CLLT
    3132
    45897
    001
    TuTh 11:00a - 12:15p
    602 Hamilton Hall
    Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
    602 Hamilton Hall
    D. Steiner 76 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3310x. Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: LATN V3012 or the equivalent.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken for credit in consecutive years.

  • LATN V3997. Directed Readings in Latin Literature. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Permission of the department chair required.

    To be tested by a series of short papers, one long paper, or an oral or written examination.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V3997 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3997
    10783
    001
    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 1 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V3998. Supervised Research in Greek Literature. 3 pts. Requires direct approval from instructor and department.

    Program of research in Greek literature, with the composition of a paper embodying results.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: GREK V3998 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    3998
    97997
    001
    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 1 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3998. Supervised Research in Latin Literature. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Requires direct approval from instructor and department.

    A program of research in Latin literature with the composition of a paper embodying results.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V3998 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3998
    13532
    001
    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 0 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4010x. Selections from Greek Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V 1201 - 1202; or their equivalents.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

  • CLLT W4100x or y. The Reception of Antiquity. 3 pts.

    Introduction to the heritage of classical antiquity, primarily Greece, in later European culture. Translation, iconography, the history of classical scholarship, architectural and artistic manifestations of the classical tradition, Greek tragedy on stage and on film, the images of Athens and Sparta

  • CLCV W4145. Political Theory in the Ancient World. 3 pts.

    Major texts of ancient political theory. Topics include constitutional theory, origins and legitimation of government, ethics, and politics, the regulation of private life, the rule of law, and the cosmopolis. Authors include Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Polybius, Dio of Prusa, and Augustine.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: CLCV W4145 :: Credit Sections
    CLCV
    4145
    48748
    001
    MW 2:40p - 3:55p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    W 1:10p - 4:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    J. Zetzel 23 [ More Info ]

    Barnard Courses

    Credit Courses

  • GREK V1101x-V1102. Elementary Full-Year Course. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1101 is prerequisite to GREK V1102. No credit is given for GERK V1101 unless GREK V1102 is completed.

    Grammar, composition, and reading.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: GREK V1101 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1101
    85796
    001
    MWF 11:00a - 12:15p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    M 9:00a - 12:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    D. Fields 11 / 25 [ More Info ]
    GREK
    1101
    67946
    002
    MW 6:10p - 8:00p
    616 Hamilton Hall
    M 7:10p - 10:00p
    616 Hamilton Hall
    C. Webster 14 / 25 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1101x or y-V1102. Elementary Full-Year Course. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1101 is normally prerequisite to LATN V1102. LATN V1102 may be taken without LATN V1101 by permission of the instructor. No credit is given for LATN V1101 until LATN V1102 is completed.

    V 1101: Grammar, composition and reading.

    V 1102: Complete review of grammar and syntax; emphasis on representative readings.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V1101 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1101
    99781
    001
    TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    Tu 7:10p - 10:00p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    Z. Smith 21 / 25 [ More Info ]
    LATN
    1101
    98445
    002
    MW 4:10p - 6:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    C. Dance 12 / 25 [ More Info ]
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V1102 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1102
    11298
    001
    MW 4:10p - 6:00p
    616 Hamilton Hall
    J. Dombrowski 6 / 25 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V1121x or y. Intensive Elementary Course. 4 pts.

    Designed to cover all of Greek grammar and syntax in one semester in order to prepare a student to enter third-semester Greek.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: GREK V1121 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1121
    73597
    001
    MWF 9:10a - 10:25a
    616 Hamilton Hall
    F 9:00a - 12:00p
    616 Hamilton Hall
    J. Uden 11 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1121. Intensive Elementary Latin. 4 pts.

    Designed to cover all of Latin grammar and syntax in one semester in order to prepare student to enter third-semester Latin.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V1121 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1121
    12748
    001
    MWF 2:40p - 3:55p
    413 Hamilton Hall
    W 1:10p - 4:00p
    413 Hamilton Hall
    I. SanPietro 13 / 25 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1201y. Intermediate Latin I. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1101 - V1102 or 2 - 3 years of high school Latin.

    Selections from Catullus and from Cicero or Caesar.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V1201 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1201
    16297
    001
    MW 1:10p - 2:25p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    F 1:10p - 2:00p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    C. Matone 14 / 25 [ More Info ]
    LATN
    1201
    17399
    002
    MW 6:10p - 8:00p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    M 7:10p - 10:00p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    S. Bender-Koning 17 / 25 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1202y. Intermediate Latin II. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1201 or 3 - 4 years of high school Latin.

    Selections from Ovid, Metamorphoses, and Sallust, Livy, Seneca, or Phiny.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V1202 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1202
    20898
    001
    TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    F 1:10p - 2:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    C. Charles 6 / 25 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3309y. Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent.

    Content of course changes from year to year, it may be taken for credit in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V3309 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3309
    17046
    001
    TuTh 11:00a - 12:15p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    G. Williams 19 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3996. The Major Seminar. 3 pts.

    Required for all majors in classics and classical studies. The topic will change from year to year, but will always be broad enough to accommodate students in the languages as well as those in the interdisciplinary major.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN V3996 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3996
    09856
    001
    W 4:10p - 6:00p
    214 Milbank Hall
    N. Worman 4 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4009y. Selections from Greek Literature: Prose. 3 pts.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: GREK W4009 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4009
    09533
    001
    MW 2:40p - 3:55p
    227 Milbank Hall
    W 1:10p - 4:00p
    328 Milbank Hall
    H. Foley 15 [ More Info ]
  • LATN W4009x. Selections from Latin Literature: Prose. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent.

    Content of course changes year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN W4009 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    4009
    19691
    001
    MW 1:10p - 2:25p
    613 Hamilton Hall
    E. Scharffenberger 12 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4105x. History of Greek Literature I. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least two terms of Greek beyond GREK V1201, V1202.

    Lectures based on extensive readings in Greek literature from Homer to the 4th century C.E.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: GREK W4105 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4105
    80281
    001
    TuTh 2:10p - 4:00p
    617B Hamilton Hall
    Th 1:10p - 4:00p
    617B Hamilton Hall
    D. Steiner 10 [ More Info ]
  • LATN W4105x. Latin Literature of the Republic. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least two terms of Latin beyond LATN V3012.

    Lectures based on extensive readings in Latin literature from the beginning to the fourth century.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: LATN W4105 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    4105
    13101
    001
    TuTh 2:10p - 4:00p
    613 Hamilton Hall
    Th 1:10p - 4:00p
    613 Hamilton Hall
    G. Williams 11 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4139. Elements of Greek Prose Style. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least four terms of Greek, or the equivalent.

    Intensive review of Greek syntax. Writings of sentences and connected passages in Greek.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: GREK W4139 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4139
    16947
    001
    TuTh 11:00a - 12:15p
    617B Hamilton Hall
    Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
    617B Hamilton Hall
    C. Charles 9 [ More Info ]
  • CLLT W4300x or y. Classical Tradition. 3 pts.

    Overview of Greek and Roman literature. Close analysis of selected texts from the major genres accompanied by lectures on literary history. Topics include the context of which the genres rose. the suitability of various modern critical approaches to the ancient texts, the problem of translation, and the transmission of the classical authors and their influence on modern literature.

    Spring 2010

    Classics (Barnard)

    Credit Courses

  • CLLT V3132x and y. Classical Myth. 3 pts.

    Survey of major myths from the ancient Near East to the advent of Christianity, with emphasis upon the content and treatment of myths in classical authors (Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Vergil, Livy, Ovid).

  • LATN V3310x. Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: LATN V3012 or the equivalent.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken for credit in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V3310 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3310
    04069
    001
    TuTh 11:00a - 12:15p
    TBA
    K. Milnor 20 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3997. Directed Readings in Latin Literature. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Permission of the department chair required.

    To be tested by a series of short papers, one long paper, or an oral or written examination.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V3997 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3997
    26297
    001
    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 0 / 1 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V3998. Supervised Research in Greek Literature. 3 pts. Requires direct approval from instructor and department.

    Program of research in Greek literature, with the composition of a paper embodying results.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: GREK V3998 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    3998
    23047
    001
    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 1 / 5 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3998. Supervised Research in Latin Literature. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Requires direct approval from instructor and department.

    A program of research in Latin literature with the composition of a paper embodying results.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V3998 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    3998
    26446
    001
    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 0 / 1 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4010x. Selections from Greek Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V 1201 - 1202; or their equivalents.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: GREK W4010 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4010
    66149
    001
    TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p
    TBA
    D. Steiner 6 [ More Info ]
  • CLLT W4100x or y. The Reception of Antiquity. 3 pts.

    Introduction to the heritage of classical antiquity, primarily Greece, in later European culture. Translation, iconography, the history of classical scholarship, architectural and artistic manifestations of the classical tradition, Greek tragedy on stage and on film, the images of Athens and Sparta

    Barnard Courses

    Credit Courses

  • GREK V1101x-V1102. Elementary Full-Year Course. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK V1101 is prerequisite to GREK V1102. No credit is given for GERK V1101 unless GREK V1102 is completed.

    Grammar, composition, and reading.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: GREK V1102 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1102
    27249
    001
    MW 4:10p - 6:00p
    509 Hamilton Hall
    D. Fields 7 / 20 [ More Info ]
    GREK
    1102
    28597
    002
    MW 6:10p - 8:00p
    609 Hamilton Hall
    C. Webster 11 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1101x or y-V1102. Elementary Full-Year Course. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1101 is normally prerequisite to LATN V1102. LATN V1102 may be taken without LATN V1101 by permission of the instructor. No credit is given for LATN V1101 until LATN V1102 is completed.

    V 1101: Grammar, composition and reading.

    V 1102: Complete review of grammar and syntax; emphasis on representative readings.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V1101 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1101
    25896
    001
    MW 4:10p - 6:00p
    616 Hamilton Hall
    J. Uden 19 / 20 [ More Info ]
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V1102 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1102
    27948
    001
    TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
    616 Hamilton Hall
    Z. Smith 12 / 20 [ More Info ]
    LATN
    1102
    22200
    002
    MW 4:10p - 6:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    C. Dance 10 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • GREK V1121x or y. Intensive Elementary Course. 4 pts.

    Designed to cover all of Greek grammar and syntax in one semester in order to prepare a student to enter third-semester Greek.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: GREK V1121 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    1121
    25947
    001
    MWF 9:10a - 10:25a
    413 Hamilton Hall
    E. Irwin 8 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1121. Intensive Elementary Latin. 4 pts.

    Designed to cover all of Latin grammar and syntax in one semester in order to prepare student to enter third-semester Latin.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V1121 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1121
    07555
    001
    MWF 2:40p - 3:55p
    TBA
    C. Charles 5 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1201y. Intermediate Latin I. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1101 - V1102 or 2 - 3 years of high school Latin.

    Selections from Catullus and from Cicero or Caesar.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V1201 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1201
    74780
    001
    TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    F 1:10p - 2:00p
    413 Hamilton Hall
    G. Williams 14 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V1202y. Intermediate Latin II. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V1201 or 3 - 4 years of high school Latin.

    Selections from Ovid, Metamorphoses, and Sallust, Livy, Seneca, or Phiny.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN V1202 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    1202
    72194
    001
    TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p
    404 Hamilton Hall
    F 1:10p - 2:00p
    404 Hamilton Hall
    S. Bender-Koning 8 / 20 [ More Info ]
    LATN
    1202
    14283
    002
    MW 6:10p - 8:00p
    607 Hamilton Hall
    E. Scharffenberger 20 / 20 [ More Info ]
  • LATN V3309y. Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent.

    Content of course changes from year to year, it may be taken for credit in consecutive years.

  • GREK V3310. Selections from Greek Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Content of course changes each year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: GREK V3310 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    3310
    05241
    001
    MW 11:00a - 12:15p
    TBA
    N. Worman 7 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4009y. Selections from Greek Literature: Prose. 3 pts.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

  • LATN W4010y. Selections from Latin Literature: Poetry. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent.

    Content of course changes from year to year; it may be taken in consecutive years.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN W4010 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    4010
    25963
    001
    TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p
    TBA
    D. Steiner 9 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4106y. History of Greek Literature II. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least two terms of Greek beyond V 1201, V 1202

    Lectures based on extensive readings in Greek literature from Homer to the 4th century C.E.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: GREK W4106 :: Credit Sections
    GREK
    4106
    27250
    001
    MW 2:10p - 4:00p
    TBA
    M. Fantuzzi 1 [ More Info ]
  • LATN W4106y. Latin Literature of the Empire. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least two terms of Latin beyond LATN V3012.

    Lectures based on extensive readings in Latin literature from the beginning to the fourth century.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN W4106 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    4106
    12195
    001
    MW 2:10p - 4:00p
    TBA
    J. Zetzel 4 [ More Info ]
  • LATN W4139. Elements of Latin Prose Style. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: At least four terms of Latin or the equivalent.

    Intensive review of Latin syntax. Writings of sentences and connected passages in Latin.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: LATN W4139 :: Credit Sections
    LATN
    4139
    60530
    001
    MW 11:00a - 12:15p
    TBA
    J. Zetzel 2 [ More Info ]
  • GREK W4140y. Greek Stylistics. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: GREK W 4139 or the equivalent.

    The study of the development of Greek prose style through practice in composition.

  • CLLT W4300x or y. Classical Tradition. 3 pts.

    Overview of Greek and Roman literature. Close analysis of selected texts from the major genres accompanied by lectures on literary history. Topics include the context of which the genres rose. the suitability of various modern critical approaches to the ancient texts, the problem of translation, and the transmission of the classical authors and their influence on modern literature.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: CLLT W4300 :: Credit Sections
    CLLT
    4300
    04024
    001
    MW 2:40p - 3:55p
    TBA
    N. Worman 8 [ More Info ]