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Translation and literary analysis of selections from the poetry of Vergil, primarily the Aeneid. Study of the epic genre and Vergil's contribution to its development, as well as the place of the Aeneid within the epic tradition; study of Vergil's development as a poet.
by the end of the semester, students will demonstrate:
Class time will be used primarily for reading,
translation, and literary and textual interpretation of the Aeneid, as
well as for analysis of Vergilian language, syntax, imagery, and style.
There will also be special sessions for slide-lectures, discussion of
Vergil's life and work, labs and workshops, and student presentations.
The
course syllabus is posted on the professor's
Home Page and on
Blackboard, where
students will be registered for semester conferencing, posting and reading of
documents, project presentation, and research and posting of links.
Students will--
| 1. Calendar assignment: students will research and present on February 5 the origins and methods of celebration of an early Roman festival, using both secondary sources and an important primary source, Ovid's Fasti; students will submit a long paragraph describing the festival, which will be linked to the syllabus. |
| 2. Literary and poetic analysis: on April 2, students will submit their written literary and poetic analysis of an assigned passage from Books II and IV of the Aeneid. Their work will be posted in part on Angel for group discussion and response. Instructions |
| 3. Character Study: students will prepare an in-depth analysis of a single character and his/her associated motif or theme, from the last 6 books of the Aeneid and will choose a passage illustrative of the character to translate from the Latin as follows: Jennifer: Iulus in Book 9; Cara: Pallas in Book 10; Kimberly: Camilla in Book 11; Faith: Turnus in Book 12. Instructions |
Students will be graded on the quality of
their completion of the requirements listed above as follows:
| 50% class attendance, preparation, participation* |
| 25% projects |
| 25% final exam |
*Students who exceed the maximum number of
un-excused absences (4 in a 75 minute class) will find their grade negatively
affected in this category.
In order to facilitate collaboration, student
contact information is exchanged: Kim Nickerson: Ursula 117, x 2719;
Jennifer Pinheiro: Maura 113, x 2822;
Faith Racette : Angela 102, x 2711;
Cara West : Maura 317, x 2944
Class meets Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11
am, in the Honors Center, unless otherwise arranged.
While the goal is to
read as much of Aeneid I-VI in Latin as possible, daily assignments and
projects will be made in response to student needs, interests, and abilities.
Students will be given short Latin assignments at first, accompanied by English
reading and elementary research, in order to give them time to get accustomed
to poetic verse translation and the poet's style, and to make good use of the
rich resources of the text. Translation assignments will be made on a daily
basis and entered on the on-line syllabus as the semester
progresses.
Tuesday, January 22: Review of the Fall '01 Cicero final exam and return of final projects. Introduction to the course, exploration of the text, discussion of the course methodology and the syllabus. Sight reading of the first lines of the Aeneid
Thursday, January 24: Discussion of the assigned readings in the text introduction: General Directions to use of the text, the poem, the story of the Trojan War. Exchange on reading of Grammatical Appendix 1 through 28. Review of sight Latin, notes, and grammar; translation of assigned lines through 7. Reading in English of the opening lines of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and John Milton's Paradise Lost.
Tuesday, January 29: Discussion of the assigned reading in the text introduction on Vergil's life and Roman Religion. Review of Grammatical Appendix 28-57. Translation through line 11. Reading and critique of two English translations of Aeneid lines 1-11.
Thursday, January 31: Introduction to the rules of poetic scansion; practice of writing and reading scansion aloud, both with and without a script; analysis of Vergilian poetic rhythm and its impact on sense. Translation of prepared lines of Aeneid Ithrough line 22; sight reading and translation; discussion of forms, syntax, and style.
Tuesday, February 5: Translation of assigned lines of Aeneid I; reading and scansion aloud; sight reading to line 55.
Thursday, February 7: Translation of 20
assigned lines of Aeneid I; reciting scansion aloud; sight translation.
Review of Lewis and Mandelbaum translations of the opening lines of Book I.
Student presentations of Project I: research undertaken in secondary sources
and in Ovid's Fasti
about the four early Roman
calendar festivals
celebrated in February:
Lupercalia
(Jennifer), Quirinalia
(Kimberly), Feralia
(Faith), Terminalia
(Cara).
Tuesday, February 12: Translation of assigned lines 81-101 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation. Discussion of events, characters, themes, symbols, and structure of all of Book I of the Aeneid, read in English and outlined by A. Raia (posted in Documents on Blackboard).
Thursday, February 14: Celebration of Lupercalia/Valentine's Day. Translation of assigned lines 124-147 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation of lines 102-123 and 147 to 157.
Tuesday, February 19: Translation of assigned lines 157-186 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation to line 186. Discussion of events, characters, themes, symbols and structure of Books 2 and 3 of the Aeneid, read in English and outlined by Jennifer and Kimberly (posted in Documents on Blackboard).
Thursday, February 21: Translation of assigned lines 198-222 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation to line 253.
Tuesday, February 26: Translation of assigned lines 254-278 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation to line 279. Discussion of events, characters, themes, symbols and structure of Book 4 of the Aeneid, read in English and outlined by Cara (posted in Documents on Blackboard) .
Thursday, February 28: Translation of assigned lines 305-335 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation to line 334.
Tuesday, March 5: Translation of assigned lines 370-402 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation to line 402. Discussion of events, characters, themes, symbols and structure of Books 5-6 of the Aeneid, read in English and outlined by Dr. Raia and Faith (posted in Documents on Blackboard).
Thursday, March 7: Translation of assigned lines 418-449 of Aeneid I; scansion and sight translation to line 421.
Tuesday, March 19: Discussion of Aeneid Books 7-12, read in English; all will contribute to the discussion of the themes, images, narrative, and characters of the entire epic.
Thursday, March 21: Translation of assigned lines 423-464 of Aeneid I. Demonstration of Project 2, using Aeneid I.423-436.
Tuesday, March 26:Translation of assigned lines 494-534 of Aeneid I.
Thursday, March 28: Translation of assigned lines 535-574, 613-627 of Aeneid I. Scansion and sight translation of lines 575-612.
Tuesday, April 2: Monday schedule: no class meeting. Students submit Project 2.
Thursday, April 4:Translation of assigned lines 628-646, 657-694 of Aeneid I. Scansion and sight translation of lines 647-657.
Tuesday, April 9:Translation of assigned lines 713-742 of Aeneid I. Scansion and sight translation of lines 694-713, 742-756 (the end).
Thursday, April 11: No class meeting: Rededication of Gill Library. Students will meet for individual consultations on Projects 2 and 3 on Wednesday-Thursday, April 10-11. Students will translate lines 9-39 of Aeneid Book 6 and email it to the whole class by Friday, April 12 at 5 pm. All will read all translations: Faith and Jennifer will critique each other's; Cara and Kimberly will critique each other's.
Tuesday, April 16: Translation of assigned lines 9-71 of Aeneid 6; review of critiques of and observations on the translations of Aeneid Book 6, lines 9-39. Scansion and sight translation of lines 1-9 of Aeneid 6.
Thursday, April 18:Translation of assigned lines 71- 101 of Aeneid 6. Scansion and sight translation of lines 102-124.
Tuesday, April 23:Translation of assigned lines 124-156 of Aeneid 6. Scansion and sight translation of lines 156-171.
Thursday, April 25:Translation of assigned lines 171-212 of Aeneid 6; re-read lines 212-255 in English.
Tuesday, April 30: Translation of assigned lines 777-800 of Aeneid 6. Review of lines 752-777 and 800-847 in English. Individual posting on Angel of translation of lines 847-853. Scansion and sight translation of lines 255-273.
Thursday, May 2: Peer review and critique of translations of Aeneid 6. 847-853 on Angel. Translation of assigned lines 679-97 (Father Anchises) of Aeneid 6. Scansion and sight translation of lines 628-636 (The gift of the Golden Bough).
Tuesday, May 7: Translation of assigned lines 440-477 (Dido in the Fields of Mourning) and 697-703 (Anchises) of Aeneid 6.
Thursday, May 9: Translation of assigned lines 752-777 (Roman Heroes); comparison of Aeneid 6.703-892 with Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 1.1-1.4 (English). Scansion and sight translation of lines 893-901 of Aeneid 6. Reflection on Vergil's life, work, influence (Pharr, pp. 8, 4). Introduction to Donatus and Servius, ancient commentators to the Aeneid.
Tuesday, May 14, 9 am: Submission and presentation of completed final projects (due no later than Tuesday, May 14, 9 am). Final Exam.
