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CLAS 130 The Greek and Latin Roots of English 6 credits
We speak it every day on campus, and it is the second most common language on the planet, but where did English come from? While its basic grammar is Germanic, much of its vocabulary—probably around 60 percent—comes from Greek and Latin. This course explores the varied and fascinating contributions that these two languages have made to English, focusing on the basic building blocks of words—bases, prefixes, and suffixes—while also considering the many routes the Classical languages have taken to enter modern English. This course is suitable for students of science, linguistics, and literature, as well as language lovers generally.
- Spring 2021, Winter 2024
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CLAS 130.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:00pm-2:10pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:50pm-2:50pm
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CLAS 130.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 385 Islands in Time: Insular Life, Culture, and History in the Mediterranean World 6 credits
The Mediterranean is a world of islands, par excellence. This is particularly true of the classical world, when island polities, sanctuaries, and destinations played crucial roles in several aspects of social life and cultural production. This seminar examines what’s special about islands and why and how they came to be places of such significance in the ancient Mediterranean. We will begin with some consideration of our sources and theories of insularity, then move into thematic and conceptual discussions of island biogeography and efflorescence; islands in myth and as political and religious spaces; and islands as strategic territories and connective nodes. Topics in the second part of the class will to a large extent be driven by student interests.
- Fall 2021
- Humanistic Inquiry
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At least two previous Classics courses or instructor consent
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CLAS 385.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Alex Knodell 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 303 3:10pm-4:55pm
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CLAS 387 Expectasne Patronum? Magical Practice in the Greco-Roman World 6 credits
Although it often goes unnoticed in our appreciation of the classical world and its cultural practices, magic was a ubiquitous part of everyday life. From love charms, curses, and healing spells, to divination, alchemy and astronomy, everyone had to engage with magic and its potential to influence events. This course will serve as an introduction to the beliefs and the practices of magic in antiquity, as well as the scholarship that documents and theorizes them. Topics in the second half of the course will be driven by student interests as they develop research projects to present at the department Symposium.
- Fall 2023
- Humanistic Inquiry
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At least two previous Classics courses or instructor consent
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CLAS 387.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 344 1:15pm-3:00pm
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GRK 225 Creating Family in Ancient Athens 6 credits
What is a family and why does it matter? How is it created and who defines it? In this class we will read selections from a range of Greek literature—in the original and in translation—to determine our own answers to these questions. Texts such as the Theogony, Sophocles’ Antigone, and Euripides’ Andromache, Xenophon’s Oeconomicus, and Aristotle’s Politics will guide us in our exploration of the political and personal motivations behind the way Athens defined and regulated families.
- Spring 2022
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Greek 204 or equivalent
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GRK 225.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 236 Plautus and Roman Comedy 6 credits
Mistaken identities, forbidden trysts, and a healthy dose of punny humor characterize many of the comedic plays of the Roman playwright Plautus. In this class, we will read the entirety of one of Plautus’ plays, Mostellaria (“The Haunted House”) in Latin, while reading selections from several other plays in English. Along the way, we will stop to consider the influence of Greek comedies on Plautus’, the importance of comedic performance to Roman society, the settings and venues of these performances, and the social status of comedic performers, all to come to a fuller understanding of Plautus’ language and plays.
- Fall 2021
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Latin 204 or equivalent