This course is suitable for students who have completed the Beginners and Advanced stages of Latin and who have acquired an understanding of its grammatical and syntactical structures. Apart from the analysis of these structures, an exigetical examination of the texts in class elicits and requires an enjoyable exchange of views and opinions of the material being read. In addition, to strengthen and consolidate further a student’s knowledge of Latin, some Latin prose composition will also be given as homework. The course concentrates on the authors Virgil and Livy, and will set the student on the path of exploring any other aspect of Latin literature of his or her interest.

DELIVERY MODE

• Online

TEXTBOOK

• Livy, Book 1 Edited with introduction by H.E. Gould & J.L. Whiteley, Bloomsbury Publishing (1991), ISBN: 9780862922962
• Virgil, Aeneid Book 6 Edited with introduction by H.E. Gould & J.L. Whiteley, Bloomsbury Publishing (2003), ISBN: 9781853996535

Both texts can be found online at https://geoffreysteadman.com with vocabulary and commentary.

COURSE OUTLINE

• The writing of basic Latin prose
• The revision of unusual linquistic construction
• Better facility in reading Latin
• Analysis of set texts
• Appreciation of different interpretations
• References to scholarly works: articles etc.
• Understanding of historical background
• Metalinguistic awareness

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Analyse grammatical and syntactic structures
2. Read and understand Latin more fluently
3. Engage in literary criticism to some degree
4. Acknowledge the indebtedness to Latin literature in consequent ages
5. Appreciate literature in its historical context