In this course we will read all of Lucretius epic poem, De rerum natura , written in six books. To hone our skills in reading and comprehending Latin poetry, we will read selections of the poem in the original Latin,using the edition of B. Catto. The rest of the poem will be read in E nglish. Throughout the course we will explore Lucretius poetry and sty le, his arguments about the nature of the universe, and the principles of Epicureanism; more generally we will consider the culturaland political context of the poem and ancient thinking about science, philosophy, and religion.

This course will introduce students to characteristic linguistic features, genres, and modes of discourse of Latin from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries. Topics will include new Medieval Latin verse forms and medieval transformations of Classical verse forms, as well as the role of commentary and exegesis in shaping medieval approaches to texts.The course will include an introduction to Latin paleography and students will practice reading some of the texts we study from medieval manuscripts. Primary readings are in Latin.

This course will introduce students to characteristic linguistic features, genres, and modes of discourse of Latin from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries. Topics will include new Medieval Latin verse forms and medieval transformations of Classical verse forms, as well as the role of commentary and exegesis in shaping medieval approaches to texts.The course will include an introduction to Latin paleography and students will practice reading some of the texts we study from medieval manuscripts. Primary readings are in Latin

In this course we will read all of Lucretius epic poem, De rerum natura , written in six books. To hone our skills in reading and comprehending Latin poetry, we will read selections of the poem in the original Latin,using the edition of B. Catto. The rest of the poem will be read in E nglish. Throughout the course we will explore Lucretius poetry and sty le, his arguments about the nature of the universe, and the principles of Epicureanism; more generally we will consider the culturaland political context of the poem and ancient thinking about science, philosophy, and religion.