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LATN 4220 (UGA)
Ovid (3 semester hours)

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Prerequisite: Undergraduates - LATN 3010.

Readings from the Metamorphoses and non-elegiac works of Ovid, including studies in the cultural context of Roman poetry, as well as the development of Latin poetic form, meter, and diction.

Requirements: For 4220: Twelve lessons, two examinations.

Instructor: Richard A. LaFleur, Ph.D., Professor, The University of Georgia.

Texts: Mack, Ovid, Yale University Press, 1988 (ISBN 0-30004295-7); LaFleur, Love and Transformation: An Ovid Reader (2d ed.), Longman, 1999 (ISBN 0-67358920-X). Additional required text for 6220: Hardie, ed, The Cambridge Companion to Ovid, Cambridge, 2002 (ISBN 9780521772815).

Recommended texts: Wheelock and LaFleur, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., HarperCollins, 2000 (ISBN 0-060-95641-0); Comeau and LaFleur, Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, 3rd ed., HarperCollins, 2000 (ISBN 0-060-95642-9); LaFleur, Latin for the 21st Century: From Concept to Classroom, Foresman-Addison Wesley, 1998 (ISBN 0-67357608-6); Cassell's Concise Latin-English English-Latin Dictionary.

LATN 4220/6220
Ovid
Instructor: Richard A. LaFleur, Ph.D.
Course Overview

Introduction

Welcome to the study of Ovid. If you approach your work with enthusiasm and determination, I am confident that you will find this introduction to Ovid a valuable and enjoyable learning experience. It is my sincere hope that the course and this course guide will serve your needs well; if you have any suggestions for improvements, I would be most grateful to have you write to me at my e-mail address (rlafleur@uga.edu) or at the Department of Classics, Park Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602–6203. Fortănam optimam!

Preparing Assignments

Each of the twelve lessons in this course contains detailed assignments. Usually these will include background reading, often with required discussion, as well as reading, translation, metrical scansion, and discussion of the Latin text. In addition, each lesson will involve practice reading Latin poetry aloud.

Only a portion of your work for each lesson will actually be written down and submitted to me via the IDL office. This work, which should be typed or legibly written (printed, preferably) in ink and double-spaced (to allow room for my comments and suggestions), will generally consist of translation, scansion, and your responses to short-answer and discussion questions. All Written Assignments must, needless to say, be prepared by you independently. Whatever questions you may have that do not seem to be answered in either the textbooks or this course guide should be submitted along with your written work and your taped readings.

Oral Assignments

The lessons in this course have an oral/aural component to the assignments. You may complete these speaking/listening assignments in one of three ways. You can purchase a standard-size cassette tape and record yourself speaking, or you can set up a ten- to fifteen-minute appointment with me to go over your pronunciation (and briefly address other questions you may have) by phone. Alternatively, if you are in the Athens area, you may schedule an appointment during my on-campus office hours. E-mail me at rlafleur@uga.edu to set up an appointment.

Grading and Examinations

Detailed information about the midterm and final examinations is provided in this course guide, immediately following Lessons 7 and 12. These two exams are comprehensive in nature and designed with the assumption that all the requirements of each lesson have been satisfied, not merely the written work. Each of the examinations counts 30 percent of the final grade, and the average of the twelve Written Assignments counts 40 percent. You must pass the final to pass the course, regardless of grades earned on lessons. You are responsible for knowing and abiding by Independent Study policies and procedures. See your Student Handbook for detailed information.