CLASSICS 210      Foundations Of World Literature I
This coos studies ancient world literature such as The Descent of Inanna, Egyptian love poetry, Hebrew Scriptures, the epics of Homer and Virgil, the Analects of Confucius, and the Oriental wisdom of Laozi. The course also considers ancient creation epics such as the cosmic battle between Marduk and Tiamat, the Metamorphosis of Ovid, and the great Indian epic The Ramayana. Also listed as WLD-LIT 210.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 300      Special Topics
A course about a selected field, genre or individual figure from the ancient world that is not part of the program's regular offerings. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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CLASSICS 300A      Special Topics
A course about a selected field, genre or individual figure from the ancient world that is not part of the program's regular offerings. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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CLASSICS 300CB      Cc: Women In The Ancient World
This course focuses on the history, representation, literature, social lives, and political roles of women in ancient civilization including Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Biblical World, Greece, and Rome. It integrates methodologies from history, art history and archaeology, literary studies, and women's studies.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 300CR      Roman Revolution: History And Culture From Gracci To Augustus
The period of Roman history from the revolution initiated by the Gracchi to the demise of the Republic and the establishment of the Principate under the Augustus will be studied. The course begins with the Scipionic Circle under whose leadership foreign imperialism, domestic factionalism, and the influx of Greek culture increased. Political, social and cultural developments which culminated in the violent death of the old system will be traced. We will also show how Augustus kept the past alive to make his new government acceptable to the tradition-loving Romans. Students will read the words of such writers as Terence, Cato, Polybius, Cicero, Caesar, Sallust, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and Ovid, whose works cover the important genres of Roman literature-new comedy, rhetoric, satire, history, epic, pastoral and lyric poetry.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 300CS      Cc: Clio And The Other Muses
This course focuses on the history, art, architecture, literature, and culture of Athens in the 5th Century BCE. Course readings will include primary literary and historical sources such as lyric poetry, comedy and tragedy, philosophy, and historical writings.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 300CY      Cc: Ancient World/Cinema
This course will explore the tradition of depicting the ancient Mediterranean world in film from the early silent era to the present. Topics to be covered include the ways that filmmakers respond to literary and historical sources from the ancient world, interact with the artistic tradition of films about the ancient world, the relation of these films to other works by the same creative personnel (directors, actors, writers, producers, etc.), and the political and cultural contexts in which the films were released.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 300CZ      Cc: Archaeology Of Ancient Disasters
Remarkable human achievements are revealed by archaeological research, but the human past was frequently shaped as well by disaters of natural and human origin. Drawing on case studies that include data from the geosciences, archaeological excavations, and historical sources, this class examines how earth processes, the biosphere, and human cultural behavior were all sources of catastrophe. We begin with the geological context of disaster, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, climate change, and soil depletion. Next, we examine how ancient societies respondent to disease, an ever present threat from the biological environment. Finally, we look at how ancient human groups were changed by stresses of cultural origin, including overpopulation, depletion of vital resources, and warfare. The study of ancient disasters not only gives us a wider understanding of human history, it may offer lessons for coping with future catastrophes. Also cross listed as GEOL 326CZ. Offered: On Demand
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 300D      Special Topics
A course about a selected field, genre or individual figure from the ancient world that is not part of the program's regular offerings. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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CLASSICS 301      Survey of Western Art I
A survey of ancient and medieval Western art. The course will begin with the great civilizations of the Mediterranean basin and consider the changes wrought by the introduction of Christianity and Islam. Study of the medieval era will include Romanesque and Gothic architecture through the 15th century, but will not include the beginnings of panel painting nor of independent sculpture. This course meets the college fine arts requirement. Cross-listed with Art History 301.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 310WI      Ancient Philosophy
A survey of the central figures of classical philosophy: the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans and other philosophers of antiquity. The contributions of major philosophers to the development of science, religion, and social and political theories are studied.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 318      Bible As Literature
A critical study of the major portions of the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, with special attention to the development of literature from oral tradition, the literary genres, themes and archetypes represented in the collection, and the diction and style which have influenced later literature. Consideration also of the relation of Biblical literature to the historical, religious, and cultural millieu of the ancient Near East. Also listed as ENGLISH 318.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 319      Myth And Literature
A study of classical myth including readings from Homer to Ovid, analysis of selected myths in later literature, art, and music, and a study of contemporary definitions and approaches to myth. Also listed as ENGLISH 319.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 340AWI      Classical Literature In Translation
Course covers readings from the literature of classical Greece and Rome, with emphasis on critical analysis and writing about texts in the context of ancient and modern debates about their meaning.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 369      Introduction To Prehistoric And Classical Archaeology
An introduction to archaeological research methods that traces human origins and cultural development from the earliest fossil evidence to the threshold of written history and civilization. This class emphasizes the evolutionary and cultural developments that allowed our ancestors to colonize the continents and develop lifeways involving hunting and gathering, farming and urbanism.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 370      Archaeology as Anthropology: The Development of Human Societies
This class examines the development of archaeology as a distinctive branch of anthropology, and archaeology?s role in a centuries-long debate about the causes of cultural variation and the development of human societies. This class examines how the Enlightenment, colonialism, the geological discovery of :Deep Time? and the Darwinian Revolution not only give rise to anthropology and archaeology, but launched an enduring debate about how and why we study cultural behavior. Cross-listed with Anthropology 385.
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 376      Ancient Concepts of the Hero
This course traces the ancient concept of the hero by reading selected ancient works by authors such as Homer,Thucycides, Livy,Plutarch,Caesar,Tacitus,and Sallust. Students will also examine the impact of the ancient concept of the hero on modern literature and art. Also listed as ENGLISH 376
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 430      Plato
Selected dialogues of Plato are studied with a view to understanding Plato's philosophy and its position in the worlf of GGreece and antiquity. Plato's philosophy is also examined with reference to his place in the Western tradition and in modern philosophy. Also listed as PHILOS 430. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210,PHILOS 222 or an equivalent
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 431      Aristotle
Selected portions of Aristotle's works on logic, metaphysics, science, ethics, politics, and poetics are studied with a view to understanding Aristotle's philosophy and its position in the world of Greece and antiquity. Aristotle's philosophy is examined with reference to its place in the Western tradition and in modern philosophy. Also listed as PHILOS 431. Prerequisite: PHILOS 210,PHILOS 222 or an equivalent
Credits: 3 hours
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CLASSICS 467      Myth And Ritual
Myth and ""ritual"" have long been fundamental categories in the study of religion. This course will briefly survey some of the major theories and approaches to the study of myth and ritual from the Enlightenment to the present. Will not only trace the shifting meanings of ""myth"" and ""ritual,"" but will critically evaluate the utility of diverse approaches to the study of religious phenomena designated by these terms. Reading will include theoretical works, as well as selected case studies. Also listed as HISTORY 467.
Credits: 3 hours
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