Spring 2023 CLASSICS GR8007 section 001

Horace, Odes

Call Number 15564
Day & Time
Location
M 10:10am-12:00pm
618 Hamilton Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Katharina Volk
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Horace’s four books of Odes constitute one of the classics of Latin poetry and one of the most influential texts in western literary history.  In this seminar, we will study the complete Odes in the original Latin, considering such diverse aspects as the poems’ style and meter, their poetics, their relationship to Greek lyric, their historical and political context, and their philosophical background and message(s). 

Web Site Vergil
Department Classics
Enrollment 5 students (25 max) as of 3:06PM Saturday, April 27, 2024
Subject CLASSICS
Number GR8007
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Campus Morningside
Section key 20231CLAS8007G001