Harvard University
Updated for: 2003 
Subjects offered: Greek
, Latin
, Other
(June 23-August 15, 2003)
GREEK S-Aab Beginning Greek (31228)
Michael A. Tueller
(8 units: UN, NC) M-F 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Sections M-F 9-10 am. Tuition $3,900. Limited enrollment.
Designed for students with little or no previous ancient Greek who are seriously interested in making quick progress in the language, this course covers all basic grammar and offers considerable practice in reading prose. Prospective students should learn the alphabet before the first meeting. They may contact the instructor through the Summer School Dean's Office to obtain a copy in advance.
GREEK S-104 The World of Herodotos (31665)
Albert M. Henrichs
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) T,Th 6-8:30 pm. Tuition $1,950.
Storyteller, traveler and ethnographer, the "father of history," Herodotos surveyed the multiethnic Persian Empire and preserved the memory of the Persian Wars. This course is an introduction to Herodotos's dialect and style, concept of history, authorial voice and narrative strategies, and his representation of non-Greek cultures. Selections in Greek from Books I-IV and VII-VIII; the entire Histories read in English.
LATI S-Aab Beginning Latin (30026)
Instructor to be announced
(8 units: UN, NC) M-F 9-11 am. Sections M-F 11 am-12 noon. Tuition $3,900. Limited enrollment.
This course is designed for students with little or no previous instruction in Latin who are seriously interested in making quick progress in the language. The course will cover all basic grammar and offer practice in reading continuous prose.
LATI S-3 Latin Prose Selections (31502)
Richard F. Thomas
(4 units: UN, NC) M,W 1-3:30 pm. Prerequisite: One year of college-level Latin or equivalent. Tuition $1,950. Limited enrollment.
This course is a bridge between the study of Latin grammar and the reading of prose authors. The readings are short selections from a variety of genres by authors such as Cicero, Pliny, Nepos, Sallust, and Petronius.
LATI S-106b Virgil: Aeneid (31634)
Richard F. Thomas
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) M,W 6-8:30 pm. Prerequisite: Two years of college-level Latin or equivalent. Tuition $1,950. Limited enrollment.
Reading and discussion of Virgil's Aeneid, with consideration of its place in the tradition of epic poetry and of its status as an Augustan poem. Emphasis is on improving reading skills.
CLAS S-125 Myth and Poetry in Greece and Rome (31664)
Albert M. Henrichs
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) M,W 6-8:30 pm. Tuition $1,950.
The mythical world of gods and heroes as seen through the eyes of Greek and Roman poets. Emphasis on continuity and change in the formation of the poetic voice; on genre, narrative techniques, and story patterns; gender roles and fictional identities; the role of myth and religion; and the interplay of past and present. Texts (in translation) include selections from Homer's Odyssey and Homeric Hymns, Hesiod's Theogony, Pindar and the Greek tragedians, the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Seneca's tragedies.
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