LATN3601 - Latin Epic 1

Semester 2, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Frances Muecke
Phone: +61 2 9351 2672
Email: frances.muecke@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit is aimed at students who have taken introductory Latin and are in their 2nd or 3rd year of Latin. It is not recommended for students with HSC Latin who are in their 3rd year. The aim is to provide familiarity with the style and the literary and socio-historical background of Ovid's Metamorphoses through the reading of passages selected from the whole epic (to be advised on the department of Classics & Ancient History web site).

Assessments

1x1500wd essay (35%)) and 1x2hr exam (45%) and 1x1000wd reading journal (20%)

Classes

3x1-hr lectures/week

Corequisites

LATN2601 or LATN1102

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