CLAS 265Ancient Epic in Translation
- Faculty
- Arts
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1994–95
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1987–88 to 1994–95 (before that, 1968–69 to 1976–77 used the number for Classical Literature in Translation I and History and Historiography and Classical Verse in Translation 1); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
This course examines ancient epic through the iliad and Odyssey of Homer, the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius and the Aeneid of Vergil. The evolution of the epic genre is traced in lectures and discussions. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is needed.
As printed in the 1987–88 to 1994–95 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original. Later calendars (1995–96 on) aren’t on uwloo.
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1968–69 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1987–88 to 1994–95 8 calendars
This course examines ancient epic through the iliad and Odyssey of Homer, the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius and the Aeneid of Vergil. The evolution of the epic genre is traced in lectures and discussions. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is needed.
0.5 credit
Not in the 1977–78 to 1986–87 calendars.
1971–72 to 1976–77 6 calendars
Another title: Classical Verse in Translation 1, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Greek and Roman Epic and Early Tragedy
A study of the evolution of ancient epic from Homer to Vergil. The beginnings of the art of tragic drama will be studied through the plays of Aeschylus. Three lectures, Fall term
1970–71 1 calendar
Another title: History and Historiography, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Selections from Herodotus. Fall term. Not offered 1970-71.
266* Lyric and Elegiac Poetry
Selections from Lyric and Elegiac Poets. Winter term. Not offered in 1970-71.
365* History and Historiography
Selections from Thucydides. Fall term. Not offered in 1970-71.
366* Tragedy
Euripides, Medea and other selections. Winter term. Not offered in 1970-71.
375* Drama 1
Selections from Aeschylus. Fall term.
1968–69 to 1969–70 2 calendars
Another title: Classical Literature in Translation I, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Greek and Roman Epic and Drama.