LATIN 440
Roman Satire
Comparative Arts and Letters
College of Humanities
Course Description
Selections from Horace, Petronius, and Juvenal.
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
Close Reading in Original Language
Learning Outcome
Successful students will intelligently evaluate selected texts of Horace, Petronius, and Juvenal in the original language and express their understanding in examinations and essays.
Title
Reading Latin with Understanding
Learning Outcome
By approaching texts of Horace, Petronius, and Juvenal successful students will learn techniques of reading Latin prose and verse literature with subtlety and precision.
Title
Critical Method
Learning Outcome
Successful students will understand and apply principles and practice of critical method in all its complexity, with specific reference to Roman satire.
Title
Literary History
Learning Outcome
Successful students will understand the place of Roman satire in the literary history of Classical antiquity, locating it in the larger context of political and cultural history.
