Mary Washington College

Classics 101: The Classical Tradition--offered May 27-June 26--surveys the principal artistic and intellectual achievements of Periklean Athens and Augustan Rome. By term's end, students should know the following: how to read ancient artistic and literary sources in their relevant social, political, and cultural contexts; how to read those sources to answer enduring questions in the Western tradition; and what roles Greek and Roman cultures have played historically in the establishment of Renaissance, Romantic, and Modernist sensibilities. (Romero, instructor)

Classics 110: Greek and Roman Mythology in Art and Literature---offered June 30-July 31 (second term)--is a survey of Greek and Roman mythology with an emphasis on its appearance in art and literature. By the end of the course the student should know the names and attributes of the major Greek and Roman deities; the contents of the principal Greek and Roman myths; the functions of myth in ancient society, religion, art, and literature; and the influences of classical mythology on Western civilization. (Liane Houghtalin, instructor: lhoughta@mwc.edu)

Latin 101-102: Elementary Latin--offered May 27-June 26 (first term) and June 30-July 31 (second term)--is a complete introduction to the sounds, shapes, vocabulary, and grammar of golden age Latin. We shall try to achieve an overarching view of verbal grammar with an aim to reading simple Latin prose and poetry by second term's end. (Romero, instructor)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Joseph M. Romero (jromero@mwc.edu)
540-654-1340

Liane Houghtalin (lhoughta@mwc.edu)
540-654-1345

http://www.mwc.edu/clpr/classics/index.htm

Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
Mary Washington College
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5358