LATN 221: Vergil

Fall 2009 MWF 10  Ð 10:50 AM Peabody 204

Instructor: Jim OÕHara

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TENTATIVE SYLLABUSÑearly draft

 

1. Wed. Aug. 26 Intro. to course, book, poet, poem, meter, us

 

2. Fri. Aug. 28 2.1-17, plus Intro, and Appendix on Meter in Ganiban, Aeneid 2.

Read brief Oxford Classical Dictionary entry on Vergil (in Classics Library in Murphey 316, or online through Davis Library; go to http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/, then Past Masters, then Oxford Classical Dictionary)

 

3. Mon. Aug. 31 18-39, Books 1-2 in English

Casually browse Vergil links at http://www.unc.edu/~oharaj/VergilLinks.html

Review meter handouts (possible take-home meter exercises any time)

 

4. Wed. Sept.  2 40-66

 

5. Fri. Sept. 4 67-93  QUIZ on all Latin so far

 

Mon. Sept. 7 Labor Day Holiday: NO CLASS

 

6. Wed. Sept. 9 94-121, Books 3-4 in English.

 

7. Fri. Sept. 11 122-61

 

8. Mon. Sept. 14 162-94

 

9. Wed. Sept. 16 195-231

 

10. Fri.                  Sept. 18 232-64, Books 5-6 in English.  QUIZ on Latin since last quiz

 

11. Mon. Sept. 21 265-97

 

12. Wed. Sept. 23 298-335

 

13. Fri. Sept. 25 Exam No. 1 (all Latin so far plus 1-6 in English)

 

14. Mon. Sept. 28 336-77, Books 7-8 in English.

 

15. Wed. Sept. 30 378-419

 

16. Fri. Oct.  2 420-59 (brief class reports may start around here, depending on size of class)

 

17. Mon. Oct. 5 460-505, Books 9-10 in English.

 

18. Wed. Oct. 7 506-553

 

19. Fri. Oct. 10 554-607  QUIZ

 

MON.   Oct. 12 University day: NO CLASS 10 AM Ð 1 PM

 

20. Wed. Oct. 14 608-706 (long assignment after U Day!!!)

 

21. Fri. Oct. 16 707-57

 

22. Mon. Oct. 19 758-804, Books 11-12 in English

 

23. Wed. Oct. 21 EXAM #2 

 

FRI.       Oct. 23 Fall Break: NO CLASS 

24.                Mon. Oct. 26 8.1-48

25.                FURTHER READINGS IN AEN 8 TBA; there will be brief class reports in the latter part of the term.

25. Wed. Oct. 28

26. Fri. Oct. 30

27. Mon. Nov. 2

28. Wed. Nov. 4

29. Fri. Nov. 6

30. Mon. Nov. 9

31. Wed. Nov 11

32. Fri. Nov. 13

33. Mon. Nov. 16

34. Wed. Nov. 18

35. Fri. Nov. 20

36. Mon. Nov. 23

Wed. Nov. 25-Fri Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday: NO CLASS

37. Mon. Nov. 30

38. Wed. Dec. 2

39. Fri. Dec. 4

40. Mon. Dec. 7

41. Wed. Dec. 9

 

Final Exam: Wed. Dec. 16 8 AM

 

Note: this syllabus is subject to change with notice.  I reserve the right to add to our readings if we make appropriate progress, and to add brief readings in secondary scholarship.