CLSCS 420
Ancient Literary Criticism
Comparative Arts and Letters
College of Humanities
Course Description
Survey emphasizing both chief works of the tradition and their practical application to reading of Greek and Latin authors.
When Taught
Contact Department
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Reading Greek and Latin
Learning Outcome
Successful students will demonstrate competence in reading both Greek and Latin.
Title
Understanding Ancient Speech and Writing
Learning Outcome
Successful students will demonstrate an understanding of the ancient disciplines of speech and writing: grammar, rhetoric, poetics, and logic.
Title
Evaluation of Texts
Learning Outcome
Successful students will be able to intelligently evaluate select texts-such as Aristotle's Poetics, Cicero's De Oratore, Horace's Ars Poetica, and Quintilian's Institutio Oratoria-through close reading.
Title
Cultural Context
Learning Outcome
Successful students will demonstrate an understanding of cultural, intellectual, and politicall history from the fifth century B.C. to the time of St. Augustine, thus creating a context for the study of ancient critical theory.
