Course Description: St Augustine (Confessions, Liber III) and St Jerome (Epistula XXII) have been among many figures of the past who have found the style of the Bible 'incultus' or 'indigna'. At various points in Latin's history, attempts have been made to meet this 'deficiency' by dressing Biblical stories in the finery of pseudo-Virgilian epic poetry. This reading course will read excerpts from three of what have been thought been to be among the more successful attempts to do this — Iuvencus' Evangeliorum Libri IV (4th century), Coelius Sedulius’ Carmen Paschale (5th century) and Marco Girolamo Vida's Christiados Libri VI (1535). We will read parallel and independent passages to assess each writer's contribution to the versification of Biblical stories as well as the development of Latin epic poetry over the span of 1200 years.
DETAILS
Level: Intermediate-Advanced Latin reading
Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.
Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.
When
Thursdays, 6:00p.m. U.S. Eastern Time
Cost
$250
