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Unit 2: Catullus and Lesbia |
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Catullus' poems about Lesbia (a.k.a. Clodia) have assured his place in the canon of ancient authors.
In this unit we will explore the poems both as expressions of love and as expressions of art. To what extent do these carmina genuinely reflect Catullus's desire for his puella, and to what extent is the reader aware of poetic machine at work?
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Tuesday,
February 14 |
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Cat. 5, 7, 16
-- Wiseman, Ch. 5, 130–7
-- Scansion drill 3
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Thursday,
February 16 |
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Cat. 51, 43, 86
-- Wiseman, Ch. 5, 137–46
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Topics for today: |
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-- Report: Strileckis on Sappho
-- Scansion: Sapphic strophe (G., p. 181)
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Sunday,
February 19 |
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Due: |
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Quiz 1 (11:00 p.m.)
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Tuesday,
February 21 |
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Cat. 2 (= 2a + 2b), 3
-- Wiseman, Ch. 5, 147–57
-- Thinking about MSS, part I
-- Scansion drill 4
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Thursday,
February 23 |
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Cat. 70, 72, 83, 87, 92, 60
-- Wiseman, Ch. 5, 157–64
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Topics for today: |
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-- Scansion: elegiac couplet (G., p. 178)
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Sunday,
February 26 |
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Project: poem choice (11:00 p.m.)
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Thursday,
March 2 |
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Due: |
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Cat. 58, 79, 85, 107, 109
-- Wiseman, Ch. 5, 175–82
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Topics for today: |
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-- Scansion: limping iambics (G., p. 180)
-- Project: scansion/reading meetings
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Sunday,
March 5 |
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Due: |
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-- Project: scansion/translation (11:00 p.m.) |
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Thursday,
March 9 |
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Due: |
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Cat. 11
-- Forsyth 1991, "The Thematic Unity of C. 11"
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Topics for today: |
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-- Discussion: Le on Forsyth
-- Quiz 2 available
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Tuesday,
March 14 |
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Spring break |
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No classes held |
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Thursday,
March 16 |
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Spring break |
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No classes held |
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