Spring 1999 Courses

CLASSICS

CLASSICS 27: INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
CLASSICS 31: CLASSICS OF GREECE
CLASSICS 31W: CLASSICS OF GREECE (AS ENGLISH II EQUIVALENT)
CLASSICS 32: CLASSICS OF ROME
CLASSICS 38: HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME
CLASSICS 75: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
CLASSICS 92: ACCELERATED LATIN
CLASSICS 137: THE AGE OF CAESAR
CLASSICS 153: THUCYDIDES&INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-ANCIENT &MODERN
CLASSICS 164: GREEK ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
CLASSICS 176: ANCIENT MEDICINE SEMINAR
CLASSICS 186: THE RISE OF THE GREEKS

LATIN

LATIN 002: ELEMENTARY LATIN
CLASSICS 92: ACCELERATED LATIN
LATIN 22: ROMAN POETRY:CATULLUS
LATIN 182: THE LATIN WEDDING POEM

GREEK

GREEK 002: ELEMENTARY GREEK
GREEK 102: GREEK DRAMA:EURIPIDES

SUMMER COURSES

CLASSICS 91S/191S: COMEDY: ARISTOPHANES AND ATHENS
LATIN 3: INTERMEDIATE LATIN
CLASSICS 65s: JOURNEY OF THE HERO

CLASSICS

CLASSICS 27: INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

(Cross-listed FAH 019/ARCH 164)

Archaeology is not all digging, but that is how some of the material studied in this course is found. We study not only retrieval but also the interpretation of ancient material for the understanding of the ancient populations. The course opens with a review of archaeological methodology and techniques. We then survey the archaeological remains, beginning with prehistoric times and ending with the early Christian period. Although the focus is on the archaeology of Greece and Rome, other areas of the Mediterranean are included as well. The lectures are structured so that within each successive period of time, we first review the historical background, then survey the major archaeological sites, and finally look at various aspects of the material culture (pottery, coins, etc.). Satisfies Art Distribution Area and Classics Culture Area. Two midterm exams, one final exam, and one term paper.

Prerequisites: none

MAGNESS 63+ (M 1:05-2:20, W 11:30-12:45)

CLASSICS 31: CLASSICS OF GREECE

A study of major Greek literary works in translation. Athens under Pericles, in the fifth century B.C., became the intellectual and artistic center of the whole Greek world, with achievements admired by all subsequent ages. What was Athens' inspiration? This course uses the literature of ancient Greece (read in English translation) to explore aspects of Athenian life; the development of democracy, the flowering of poetic drama, the early growth of moral philosophy, and ideals of education and fitness. Readings normally include Homer's Iliad or Odyssey; plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes; selections from Herodotus and Thucydides; and dialogues of Plato. No previous knowledge of Classics assumed. This is a Humanities Distribution course and can count for the language requirement as a Classics Culture Area course.

Prerequisite: none

MERZLAK 37 (M 9:30-10:20, TUTH 10:30-11:20)

CLASSICS 32: CLASSICS OF ROME

An introduction to Roman civilization and culture as seen through its literature (read in English translation). Particular attention will be paid to Rome of the Late Republic and the Age of the Emperor Augustus, in order to understand the profound political, intellectual and artistic developments of that era. Readings normally include a couple of Cicero's speeches and essays, Virgil's Aeneid,parts of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Catullus' poems, the Satires of Juvenal and other Latin authors. No previous knowledge of Classics assumed. This is a Humanities Distribution course and can count for the language requirement as a Classics Culture Area or Italian Peninsula Culture Area course.

Prerequisite: none

HALPERN 55+(TUF 11:30-12:45)

CLASSICS 38: HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME

(Cross-listed HST 17)

We will study the growth of Rome over a thousand years of history: the founding of the city, tradtionally by its mythical ruler Romulus, its ever-expanding control of Italy and then the entire Mediterranean region, the transition from Republic to Empire under the leadership of its first emperor Augustus, and the parade of subsequent emperors, both famous and infamous. We will focus throughout the course on the changing political and social institutions that facilitated the amazing growth and stability of Rome. In addition to a modern historian's account and an atlas, student will read texts by ancient writers:Livy, Plutarch, Suetonius and others. Satisfies Humanities or Social Science Distribution Area.

Prerequisite: none

Bynum 47(MWF 10:30-11:20)

CLASSICS 75: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

A study of Greek and Roman myths with particular focus on works in which myths identify generic human qualities and behaviors, and reflect historic and social development. Readings include, in part or whole, Hesiod's Theogony, Homeric hymns, poems by Catullus and Propertius, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and Euripides Hippolytus.

Requirements: 1 oral report; 2 quizzes; final examination.

HALPERN 27(TUWF 9:30-10:20)

CLASSICS 92: ACCELERATED LATIN

This course condenses instruction in the fundamentals of Latin grammar and syntax, normally covered in our two semester introduction to Latin (Latin 1 and 2), into a single semester. The pace is necessarily rapid, but participants will be prepared to enroll in the department's introductory reading course in the first summer session or in the fall semester (Latin 3) as well as to pursue the independent reading of Latin prose and poetry. This course is intended to serve both undergraduate and graduate students who want to accelerate their acquistion of the language and also to benefit people returning to Latin after a hiatus. Successful completion of th course entails placement into Latin 3 for undergraduates and may mean fulfillment of the language requirement for some graduate programs (for details check respective department). Regularly administerd quizzes and tests.

Prerequisites: none

Trout 83+ (MW 2:30-3:45)

CLASSICS 137: THE AGE OF CAESAR

Julius Caesar: creator or destroyer? The political, social, and literary background of the tottering Roman Republic will be studied in this assessment of the life of Julius Caesar. Reading in translation selected works of Cicero, Sallust, Plutarch, Suetonius, Lucretius, Catullus, and Caesar himself, we will consider the issues facing the city that had become the dominant power in the Mediterranean, along with the personalities and achievements of its major figures: Cicero, Pompey, Crassus, Catiline, Clodius, Cato, Brutus, Cleopatra, and Antony.Midterm and Final exam; paper

Prerequisite: CLS 32 or CLS 38, or consent.

REID 83+(MW 2:30-3:45)

CLASSICS 153 THUCYDIDES & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: ANCIENT & MODERN

(Cross listed PS 180 )

Thucydides is often cited as the earliest realist thinker and sections of his history introduce many of the most compelling ideas developed by realist thought, but his relationship to this subsequent school of thought and to his own culture is quite complex. A close examination of Thucydides in his cultural and political context provides a case study in the strengths and weaknesses of theoretical analysis, since Thucydides simultaneously shed new light on his time and distorted crucial elements driving events. Thucydides' history is, in fact, deceptively modern: many of his assumptions that are now commonplaces -- the importance of national interest, the amorality of international relations, the proto-liberal view of individuals as isolated actors , even the primary of the state in international relations -- were radical and even shocking notions at the time. Above all, the analysis of Thucydides' provides a case study in the strengths and weaknesses of a reductive, utilitarian outlook that does not take full account of culture or traditionalist values. The limitations of Thucydides' analysis (and arguably of realist thought in general) are the starting point not only for Plato's Republic but for much recent theoretical work as well. The course will combine a close reading of Thucydides with an overview of the cultural, historical and intellectual context of the fifth century. Topics will include the relationship between democracy and imperialism, the evolution of a specific cultural identity in a multi cultural world, multipolar vs bipolar international systems, the tensions between/synthesis of mass vs elite ideologies and other topics. Readings will include Herodotus, the Oresteia of Aeschylus, the suppliant plays of Euripides, and selections from other authors. The course will conclude with a brief survey of Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics, insofar as they reflect the problems articulated in Thucydides.

Prerequisites: either CLS 31 or CLS 37 or PS 46 or PS 51 or equivalent

CRANE D3 (TUTH 2:30-3:45)

CLASSICS 164: GREEK ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

(Cross-listed FAH 115/ARCH 164)

This course concentrates on the art and archaeology of Iron Age and Classical Greece (ca. 1200-100 B.C.). The classes are arranged chronologically, and are structured so that during part of each one the professor surveys the relevant background material. This is supplemented by oral reports presented by the student on specific problems relating to this material. Some of the classes on Wednesdays will be held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The course is scheduled so that students will be able to use the shuttle bus from Tufts to the museum. Satisfies Arts Distribution Area. Two midterm exams, one final exam, occassional oral reports, and one research paper (the paper is optional for undergraduates).

Prerequisite: CLS 027 (FAH 019/ARCH 27) or FAH 001 or consent.

MAGNESS H3+(M 6:30-7:45, W 4:45-6:20)

CLASSICS 176: ANCIENT MEDICINE SEMINAR

Topics in Ancient Medicine and its Transmission: Surgery

A seminar on the historical development of Western surgery from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Throughout its development from its origins in Antiquity to a modern field of science and technology, surgery "has inspired hope and admiration, fear and censure, but never indifference;" this seminar will trace the historical evolution of Western surgery with regard to theories, practices, and technologies, as well as the changing social, economic and philosophical environment. Short weekly presentations, two formal presentations (a summary presentation and a seminar lecture), and a paper. Especially recommended for pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, and Community Health Program students.

Prerequisite: CLS 146 and consent

HIGH DEMAND (register in the department)

PHILLIPS 65+(MTH 1:05-2:20)

CLASSICS 186: The Rise of the Greeks

(Cross-listed HST 191SH)

Examination of the formation and the development of the characteristic institutions, practices and values of Greek civilization during the Archaic Period, approximately 800-500 B.C.,beginning with the emergence of the Greeks from the centuries-long isolation of the Dark Age and the resumption of contact and commerce with other peoples of the Mediterranean and Near East, and carrying forward to the threshold of the wars between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. Exposure to original sources, including Homer, Hesiod, lyric poetry, Herodotus and Aristotle, and attention to the fragmentary nature of the evidence for this period--archaeological, literary and historical--and some useful interpretative approaches. Topics to include agriculture, colonization, origins of the polis, tyranny, hoplite warfare, the social and political evolution of Sparta and Athens, religion, orality and writing, lyric poetry, presocratic philosophy, and the origins of historical writing.

Prerequisites: CLS 37/HST 16 or CLS 31 or equivalent.

HIRSCH A3+(TUTH 3:50-5:05)

LATIN

CLASSICS 92: ACCELERATED LATIN

Prerequisites: none

Trout 83+ (MW 2:30-3:45)

LATIN 2: ELEMENTARY LATIN

Through authentic but adapted Latin prose and poetry, we will review forms and syntax learned in Latin 1 and progress through complex grammatical constructions. From these Latin selections, we will also explore topics such as slavery, superstitions, and love in the Roman Forum--topics which reflect the richness and diversity of Roman life in the Republic and Empire. English derivatives and cultural enrichment will continue to be emphasized.

Prerequisite: LAT 1 or equivalent.

SETNIK 47 (MWF 10:30-11:20)

LATIN 21: ROMAN POETRY: CATULLUS

A study of Catullus' poems, especially those which helped shape our ideas of "romantic love." Other poems emphasize the poet's taste for the spicy and off-color. Some readings from Catullus's epyllion "Theseus and Ariadne" demonstrate his inheritance from Greek Alexandria. Grammar review and rhetorical devices follow along with the translation. Quizzes, midterm and final exam.

Prerequisite:LAT 3 or equivalent preparation.

MERZLAK B3 (TUTH 1:05-2:20)

LATIN 182: THE LATIN WEDDING POEM

A survey of a genre of poetry (the epithalamium) that charts a long and well-documented course from Catullus in the late Republic to Christian late antiquity. We will read together select authors--Catullus, Statius, Claudian, and Pualinus of Nola--and others independently. Attention will be given to aspects of social history revealed by these poems as well as to literary issues, for these poems both raise questions about marriage and the Roman family and pose problems about the nature of genre or the roles of allusion and intertextuality in the construction of meaning. Daily translation assignments, oral reports, and a research paper (for graduate students only).

Prerequisites: LAT 91 or higher.

T ROUT A3+(TUTH 3:50-5:05)

GREEK

GREEK 002: ELEMENTARY GREEK

A review of grammar in accord with students needs will be followed by selected readings of Plate. Brief selections from a variety of authors of both prose and poetry will be used to reaffirm the students' knowledge of Greek grammar and syntax.

Prerequisites: GRK 1

CRANE B3+(TUTHF 12:30-1:20)

GREEK 102: GREEK DRAMA: EURIPIDES

Euripides wrote and produced plays during the years of the Peloponnesian War, which wracked the Greek world in the last decades of the fifth centure B.C. His plays reflect the radical intellectual developments of the age. We will read in Greek selections from several of the major plays, as well as other plays and related literature of the period in English, and we will discuss Euripides' dramatic technique and the development of his thought. Prerequisite: GRK 7 or equivalent

HIRSCH B3 (TUTH 1:05-2:20)

SUMMER 1999 COURSES

FIRST SESSION

May 26 - July 2

CLASSICS 91S/191S COMEDY:ARISTOPHANES AND ATHENS

Aristophanes' comedies will be used as a base from which to explore the social, political, and intellectual climate in Athens in the latter part of the Fifth Century B.C. Clouds will introduce us to Socrates and the Sophists, Frogs to Aeschylus and Euripides, Waspsto the working of the Athenian democracy and the lawcourts, Birds to the exuberance of the Athenian imperialism and the Periclean building program, The Congresswomen to gender issues, and Lysistrata to the war with Sparta. Plays of Aeschylus and Euripides, excerpts from dialogues of Plato, including Protagoras and Socrates' Defence, and selections from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War will supplement our study of Athens' greatest comic playwright. Some in class dramatic readings of scenes from Aristophanes' other comedies. No Prerequisites. All works will be read in English. Students wishing upper-level credit (CLS 191s) will be required to write a paper.

Prerequisites: none

REID Time Block: TBA

LATIN 3 INTERMEDIATE LATIN

A Latin reading course intended to meet the needs of those who have recently completed an introductory survey of grammar and syntax (usually two semesters of Latin). We will focus upon the prose of Caesar's Bellum Gallicum and the poetry of Caesar's contemporary, Catullus. Exploration of the social, historical, and literary background of these two important authors or the late Roman Republic will complement regular reviews of grammar and syntax.

Prerequisites: Latin 2 or equivalent

TROUT Time Block: TBA

SECOND SESSION

July 6 - August 13

CLASSICS 65s Journey of the Hero

Every hero may be understood to embark upon a journey--be it physical, psychological, or both--in the assumption and execution of an extraordinary feat. This course uses the literature of the classical period, middle ages, and nineteenth and twentieth centuries to identify "heroic" qualities, measure them against both the dramatic and historic time of composition, and determine the way in which ideals go beyond generic and temporal differences. Works include Homer's Odyssey, Virgil'sAeneid, Tennyson's Idylls of the King, and J.R.R. Tolkein's "Ring Trilogy". All works are read in English.

Prerequisites: none
HALPERN Time Block:TBA