courses of instruction - Lafayette College

ledge of European languages. Recitation.
Mr. Marblestone
111, 112. Intermediate Latin. Fall: Reading
of short selections in prose and in the poetry
of Catullus with attention to the political,
moral, and cultural climate of the late Ro
man Republic. Spring: Reading of at least
one book of Tusculan Disputations of Cicero
and of selections from the Satyricon of Petro-
nius against the background of the early
Roman Empire. Recitation. Mr. Marblestone
211. Advanced Latin. Courses such as:
Latin Lyric Poetry, Latin Elegy, Latin Prose
of the Early Empire, Latin Satire, Medieval
Latin, Latin Philosophy, Lucretius, and
Cicero. Mr. Marblestone
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
101,102. Survey of European Literature.
Study of the most significant figures and
their works in European literary history,
exclusive of English. The course aims to
acquaint students with the classics in the
literatures of Greece, Rome, Italy, Spain,
France, Germany, and Russia in English
translation. No knowledge of foreign lan
guages required. Open to all students.
Lecture. Mr. Pribic
225. Special Topics in Comparative Liter
ature. This course introduces the method
ology of comparative literature and the
problems of translation to advanced litera
ture students. Students should have com
pleted at least two courses in literature
given by Foreign Languages and Litera
tures or the English department. A read
ing knowledge of one foreign language is
strongly recommended. Offered as need
ed. S taff
460. Reading and Research in Compara
tive Literature. This course is designed to
give advanced students the opportunity to
investigate intensively an area of special
interest. Students are required to meet
with the instructor periodically through
out the semester and to submit a scholarly
paper, as well as to take an oral examina
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
tion at the conclusion of the course. Prereq
uisite: Two literature courses in Foreign
Languages and Literatures or English. Staff
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
The minor in Literature in Translation will
normally consist of Comparative Litera
ture 101,102; one course in classical litera
ture (Comparative Literature 103,121, or
125); two courses chosen from among
Comparative Literature 131,141,152,161,
162, or English 345; and Comparative Lit
erature 225.
103. Classical Mythology. Definitions,
sources, and interpretations of myth as a
cognitive system in ancient and modern
culture. Survey of major divinities, mortals,
myths, hero-legends, and cycles of saga,
chiefly Greek. Their function in Greco-Ro
man civilization, their enduring power in
Western culture, and their influence upon
Western intellectual and artistic achieve
ment. Open to all students. Lecture/discus
sion. [W] Mr. Marblestone
121. Greek Literature in English. A study
of the Greek perfection of diverse genres of
literature through close reading (usually
of entire works) in Epic, Lyric, Tragedy,
Old Comedy, History, Philosophical Dia
logue. Relationship of literature to histori
cal and cultural forces, particularly in the
fifth-century polis of Athens. The notion of
a "classic" in literature. Open to all stu
dents. Lecture/discussion. Mr. Marblestone
125. Latin Literature in English. Close
reading (usually of entire works) in major
genres of Golden and Silver Age Latin litera
ture including: Comedy, Epic, History, Ora
tory, Lyric-Elegaic, Satire, the Proto-Novel,
and the Roman renditions of Epicureanism
and Stoicism. The Greek legacy of genre and
form. Roman originality, particularly in
Comedy and Satire. Relationship of litera
ture to growth and expansion of the Roman
Republic and Empire. Open to all students.
Lecture/discussion. Mr. Marblestone
142. Masterworks of German Literature
and Film. In this course, important
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