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York University Programme in Classical Studies 2007-2008 Humanities 3110 “ars imperii” (The "Art" of imperium) Paul Swarney Classical Studies 121 Winters College York University Toronto
Important Academic Dates 2007-2008 Winter Term 2008 Required Texts: Horace, The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 019283942X Vergil, The Aeneid, translated by L. R. Lind, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-20045-8 Catullus, Catullus: The Complete Poems, translated by Guy Lee, Oxford University Press ISBN 0192835874 Caesar, Caesar: The Gallic Wars, translated by Carolyn Hammond, Oxford University Press ISBN 0192835823 Cicero, Selected Political Speeches, translated by Michael Grant, Penguin ISBN 0140442146 Cicero, Cicero: The Republic, The Laws, translated by Niall Rudd, Oxford University Press ISBN 0192832360 Cicero, Cicero: Selected Letters, translated by D. R. Shackleton Bailey Penguin ISBN 0140444580 Vergil, The Eclogues and Georgics, translated by C.D. Lewis, Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-283768-0 Propertius, The Poems, translated by Guy Lee, Oxford University Press ISBN 0192835734 Lucretius, On the Nature of the Universe, translated by Ronald Melville, Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-281761-2 Selected Readings for 'ars imperii' 2007, selected, edited and/or translated by P. Swarney (available at first lecture 6 September 2007) Ovid, metamorphoses Ovid, ars amatoria
ESSAYS: WINTER TERM 2008
Several essays and assignments will be set during the Winter Term. Performance in essays and assignments will constitute 50% of the term’s evaluation.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSAYS AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS ON THE ASSIGNED DATE. ANY ESSAY HANDED IN AFTER THE DUE DATE WILL HAVE ONE GRADE SUBTRACTED FROM ITS EVALUATION FOR EACH CLASS BY WHICH IT IS OVERDUE; e.g AN “A” ESSAY HANDED IN ONE CLASS LATE WILL BE GRADED “B” ETC.
TESTS: WINTER TERM 2008
Two tests on the assigned material and the topics covered in class and discussion will be set at the start of class on Thursday 7 February and Thursday 3 April in Vari Hall 154. Performance in examination will constitute 50% of the term evaluation.
PARTICIPATION From -3 to +3 points.
FORMAT
The class will meet twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday from 08:30-09:50 in Vari Hall 154. The activities at each meeting will vary, but will generally comprise analysis and explanation of assigned readings and source material, and discussion of the topics, events and methodology which form the foundation of the course. Each meeting will focus on a specific topic and text and will be the locus of discussion about essays and other matters in the course.
The potential litigiousness of a small minority of the undergraduate population and the precise facts about student attendance demanded by Faculties at York require that attendance records be kept for each session. Students should note that participation in the discussions of topics and analysis of assigned readings is obligatory, and that reading and preliminary analysis of assigned material should be completed in advance of the session in which the material is to be employed.
Participation in the course will add between ‑3 points to +3 points to the term evaluation. It should be noted that students who habitually absent themselves from lectures, discussions and presentations generally find it impossible to participate in sessions which they do not attend!
ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
The rules and regulations concerning plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty governing the course are those of the University and Faculty of Arts. Students will be expected to have acquainted themselves with these regulations and will be reminded of disciplinary procedures and penalties should occasion for such procedures present themselves. Please carefully read and understand:
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Rule # 24 You may no longer eat or drink in class. You must either have breakfast before the lecture or starve. This is a matter of courtesy to your fellow students and a matter of necessity for the professor.
LECTURES AND ASSIGNMENTS: WINTER TERM 2008
January 3 ars imperii - IDIBVS MARTIIS M.CAESAR, M. ANTONIO COS. Suetonius, vita divi Iulius COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR 3110 Please follow instructions if you are not yet on 3110@yorku.ca!
8 ars poetica Horace: epodes 10 Horace: Odes 1, 1-16
15 Horace: Odes 1, 17-38 17 Horace: Odes 2
22 Horace: Odes 3 24 Horace: Odes 4, carmen saeculare
29 Vergil, Eclogues 31 Vergil, Eclogues
February 5 Vergil, Georgics 7 EXAMINATION 3
19 Vergil, Georgics 21 Horace: ars poetica
26 Horace: ars poetica 28 Vergil, Aeneid 1
March 4 Aeneid 3-6 6 Aeneid 7-12
11 Propertius 13 Propertius
18 Ovid, ars amatoria 20 Ovid, amores
25 Ovid, metamorphoses 27 Ovid, metamorphoses
April 1 EXAMINATION 4 8 Final Essay due: 121 Winters College
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