200

Prerequisite: LAT 102 or satisfactory performance in placement exam or permission of the department chair. Focuses on the reading of continuous passages of classical Latin prose in the three major genres developed in the Roman era: historiography, oratory and letter-writing. The main goals are to improve translation skills and to review basic Latin grammar through close reading of increasingly lengthy and challenging excerpts from classical texts.

Prerequisite: LAT 102 or satisfactory performance in placement exam or permission of the department chair. This course begins with Latin lyric and elegiac poetry to introduce the student to Latin poetic syntax and language, with further stress on meter and pronunciation through vocal in-class readings. The second half of the course will deal with epic poetry; literary issues will be an important component of these later lectures.

Prerequisites: LAT 201 or LAT 202 or permission of instructor. This course provides the opportunity for small groups of students to work closely with a faculty member on a particular Latin genre, topic or text not included in the regular offerings. Intended for students with two or more years of experience in Latin.