Classical Studies Home  Classics Faculty Major and Minor Requirements Fall 2003 Classes Student Research Study Abroad Why Study Classics? Classics VIPs FAQ                                                                                                     last updated: 11/12/03			Classes Offered Spring 2004 Latin Greek Hebrew Classical Studies   Young Woman with Stylus and WritingTablets from the House of M. Didius, Pompeii, 40-50 CE., (Naples, Museo Nazionale) Latin Cesare Maccari, Quo usque tandem (1882-1888, Sala Maccari in the Italian Senate, Rome) The consul Cicero is giving his famous First Catilinarian Speech in the Curia or Senate House (63 BCE), the rebel Catilina in front is being shunned by his fellow senators. Contrary to the impression given by the picture, Catilina (45) was actually two years older than Cicero, who was 43 years old at the time. (enlarged picture) Latin 13-012: Elementary Latin II (1) (Knorr) MWF 09:10a-10:10a, ETN 105 Latin 132-02: Elementary Latin II (1) (Bachvarova) MWF 12:40p-1:40p, ETN 206 (Syllabus) (Answer Sheets) This course continues last semester’s intensive introduction to the Latin language and the culture of the ancient Romans. This semester, readings will focus on the famous orator, lawyer, and statesman Cicero (106-43 BCE) and two of the greatest triumphs of his career, the Verres Scandal (70 BCE), in which Cicero successfully prosecuted the former governor of Sicily, Verres, for his outrageous corruption, and the Catilinarian Conspiracy (63 BCE) which the 43-year-old consul Cicero uncovered and crushed. Once in a while, we will also continue to make forays into the sphere of Latin poetry. You will substantially enlarge your Latin reading skills and learn more about the tumultuous Roman politics of the 1st century BCE that caused the end of the Roman republic. Required Textbook: P. V. Jones and K. C. Sidwell, Reading Latin, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986 (vol. 1: Text; vol. 2: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises).   Latin 232: Latin Poetry: Horace (1) (Knorr) MWF 12:40p-1:40p, ETN 108 (Syllabus) Q. Horatius Flaccus (65-8B.C.E.), a freedman's son who became a friend of the emperor Augustus, is one of the most celebrated poets of all time. We will read selections of his work, including his Carpe Diem Ode (1.11) and the famous Roman Ode (3.2) that inspired Wilfried Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est (1917). At the end of the course, you will be familiar with the standard vocabulary of Latin poetry, several poetic meters, and the historical and literary background of Horace's poetry. Prerequisites: Latin 231. Required Textbooks: Horace, Odes, ed. by Kenneth Quinn, London, Bristol Classical Press, 1996,                 ISBN: 1853995134, $28.75. Charles E. Bennett, New Latin Grammar, Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 1995,                 ISBN 0-86516-261-1, $24.00. John C. Traupman, The New College Latin & English Dictionary. New York, NY:                Bantam Books, 1995, ISBN 0-553-57301-2, $5.99.   Latin 350: Readings in Caesar and Tacitus: Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians (1) (Bachvarova) MWF 1:50p-2:50p, ETN 425, one additional hour TBA This course meets concurrently three hours per week with CLAS 250 Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians. One additional hour a week will be devoted to reading extracts of Caesar's Bellum Gallicum and Tacitus' Agricola and Germania in the original. Students will study critically (mostly) in translation the fragments of Caesar's and Tacitus's sources in order to develop an appreciation for the history of the genres these writers draw upon and to develop skill in the techniques used by historians who study the ancient world. Students will develop an acquaintance with some of the important trends in classical philology, including post-colonialism and the anthropological approach, and will learn something about the history of the field, particularly the French, German, and English schools of thought. Prerequisite: Latin 232. Back to top Greek Acropolis in Athens Greek 132 Elementary Ancient Greek II (1) (Bachvarova) MWF 01:50p-02:50p, ETN 207 This course continues last semester’s intensive introduction to the language and culture of the ancient Greeks. Required Textbook: Hansen, H. and G. M. Quinn. Greek: An Intensive Course. Fordham University Press: New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0823216632, $37.50.   Greek 232 Greek Poetry (1) (Bachvarova) Time and room TBA Interested students will have the opportunity to read one of the most wonderful works ever written, Homer's Odyssey. Prerequisite: Greek 231. Back to top Hebrew   Herodian Lamp HEBR 132 Elementary Classical Hebrew II (McCreery) MWF 08:00am-09:00am, ETN 206 This course continues last semester's introduction to the original language of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Using the inductive method, students will be introduced to the morphology and syntax of ancient Hebrew by translating selected passages from the Hebrew Bible. Back to top Classes in the Classical Studies Program CLAS 244 (W, IT, 4th Sem Greek/Latin) The Greek and Roman Stage (1) (Knorr) MWF 12:40p-01:40p, Eaton 105 CLOSED (Syllabus) LINK NOT YET ACTIVE! Antigone performance directed by the director and famous literary critic Michail Bakhtin (Russia, 1920s) Tragedy and comedy are among the most important genres of ancient literature. The study of major plays by writers such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plautus, and Terence will illustrate the development of ancient theater and the immense influence these dramatic creations still exert on modern Western literature and film. Emphasis will be laid on the historical context of these works, their structure and generic conventions (and the conscious play with them), and on practical issues of staging and performance. Writing-Centered, Interpreting Texts. Fourth Semester Language Requirement (Greek&Latin). Required Textbooks: Aeschylus, Seven against Thebes, tr. E.D.A. Morshead/G. Nagy, available online at:       http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~clase116/txt_sevenagainst.html. Sophocles, Theban Plays, tr. Paul Woodruff&Peter Meineck, Hackett Publishing Company,       Indianapolis, 2003; ISBN: 0-87220-585-1, $8.95. Euripides, Medea and Other Plays (Medea; Alcestis; The Children of Heracles; Hippolytus),       tr. John Davie, notes by Richard Rutherford, London, Penguin Classics, 2003,       ISBN 0140449299, $11.00 Aristophanes, The Acharnians, The Clouds, Lysistrata, tr. Alan Sommerstein, London: Penguin, 1973       (repr. 2003) (Penguin Classics), ISBN 0140448144, $8.-. Plautus & Terence, Five Comedies (Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi, Bacchides, Hecyra, and       Adelphoe),tr. Deena Berg & Douglass Parker. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company,       1999, ISBN 0-87220-362-X, $ 12.95.   CLAS 250/HIST 250 (TH, 4th Sem Greek/Latin) Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians (1) (Bachvarova) MWF 1:50pm-2:50pm, ETN 425 CLOSED Greece and Rome are viewed as the founders of Western civilization, but how did they compare themselves to the barbarians around them? Herodotus, Caesar, and Tacitus will be consulted, along with comedy, tragedy, fragments of ethnographers, and passages from other primary sources to see how the perceptions of barbarians changed over time, affected by the ways that Greek and Roman interactions with them changed as well. In order to better understand how recent history shapes our interpretation of ancient culture, we will study post- The Dying Gaul, Roman copy of a Greek original from ca. 230 BCE (Rome, Musei Capitolini) colonialist, Afrocentric, and "anti-anti-Semitic" approaches to the Greco-Roman image of Egyptians, Persians, Indians, Scythians, Libyans, Ethiopians, Phrygians, Lydians, Gauls, Britons, and Germans. Credit may not be earned for both LATIN 350 and CLAS/HIST 250.   Back to top ARTH 349 (W, 4th Sem Lang Req) History of Ancient Greek Painting (1) (Nicgorski) TTh 09:40am-10:10am, ART 210 This writing-centered course explores the development of vase-painting, fresco, and mosaic during the historical Greek period. Unlike the expensive and public art of sculpture, these less costly arts were largely created for a more private audience. Consequently, the mythological scenes and genre subjects depicted in these artworks offer a different perspective on Greek religion and society that can deepen our knowledge and understanding of Classical antiquity. Some of the topics that will be covered include Greek black-figured, red-figured and white-ground painted pottery, the paintings from the Royal Tombs at Vergina, and the oeuvres of out-standing artists such as the Greek vase-painters Exekias and Euphronios. Prerequisite: ARTH 215 or consent of instructor. Exekias, Dionysos and the Pirates, ca. 535 B.C.E. (Munich, Antikensammlung)   Back to top REL 337 Archaeological Methodology (1) (McCreery) TTh 09:40am-11:10am, ETN 110 An overview of the current state of archaeological research in the Middle East, concentrating on the techniques used in surveys, excavations, and the interpretation of archaeological material. The course is designed to introduce students to the more technical side of archaeological research and provide the background needed for participation in a middle eastern archaeological field project. Prerequisite: REL 237 Introduction to Syro-Palestinian Archaeology. Please note: Students in this course will have a chance to excavate the recently discovered site of Willamette University's predecessor, the Oregon Institute!!! Prof. McCreery (winner of the national AIA teaching award 2003) examining Archaeological Methodology students in 2002. Back to top Demosthenes (384-322 B.C.E.) RHET 231-01 Classical Rhetoric (1) (Collins) MWF 09:10a-10:10a, ETN 412 RHET 231-02 Classical Rhetoric (1) (Collins) MWF 10:20a-11:20a, ETN 412 CLOSED We will be looking at why the Greeks and Romans were so anxious to master the skills of persuasion at the same time they feared that power. We talk about the obligations of citizenship and why this led to the development of a "grammar" of the rhetorical act. We model forensic, deliberative and epideictic speeches by Pericles, Demosthenes, and Cicero, among others. Back to top