Moriae Encomium: Selections from Erasmus of Rotterdam

Course Description: This reading course offers an introduction to Erasmus’ Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium), one of the most celebrated works of Renaissance Latin literature. Written during Erasmus’ close friendship with Thomas More, to whom the work is dedicated, Praise of Folly takes the form of a speech by Folly herself, who praises her own virtues while exposing the absurdities and contradictions of human life. Particular attention will be paid to Erasmus’ lively Latin, his use of classical allusion, parody, and wordplay, and his views of contemporary society, education, philosophy, and religion.

No prior familiarity with Erasmus’ works is required for this course. The course might be of particular interest to those who have had little to no exposure to Renaissance Latin literature or Latin literature outside of the classical canon.

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Level: Intermediate. The course is primarily intended for students with an intermediate level of Latin or higher. Students will be expected to do some preparation on the assigned readings individually before each session.

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, 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$250

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Instructor

Vukašin Miljković

Vukašin Miljković holds a Master’s degree in Classical Philology from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. His interests are wide, including, but not limited to philology (Greek and Latin classical prose, historiography, rhetoric), linguistics (in particular historical linguistics and syntax), and didactic methods (ancient language teaching). A proponent of the active study methods of Latin and Ancient Greek, he spent a year at the Accademia Vivarium Novum where he consolidated his knowledge of spoken Latin and Ancient Greek, as well as at the University of Ioannina, Greece, where he attained high proficiency in Modern Greek as well. As an undergraduate, Vukašin also took part in an exchange program organized by the US Department of State which enabled him to spend a year at the University of Texas at Austin, continuing his studies of Ancient Greek and Latin, as well as getting acquainted with Sanskrit. His teaching experience includes high-school level and university level courses in Greek and Latin (in TA capacity), both in classroom and online, summer school intensive courses, as well as conventional language courses. Currently, he is also studying Classical Chinese and Biblical Hebrew.