LAT 10.03 Topics in Latin Texts: Petronius’s Satyricon and Neronian Rome

An introduction to continuous readings of unadapted Latin prose via the hilariously bizarre novel Satyricon, written by a certain Petronius during the reign of Nero. Petronius’s work will be supplemented with excerpts from Petronius' contemporaries or near-contemporaries (Seneca, Lucan, Tacitus) to paint a picture of the carnivalesque madness that was Neronian Rome. The course includes a comprehensive review of Latin grammar and the opportunity to discuss questions of language and interpretation.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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Offered

• Winter