Greco-Roman Literature in Depth

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This course focuses on one author from Greco-Roman antiquity and engages with their literary work(s) in English translation. Each successive offering of this shell course focuses on a different author or text, so students may take this course multiple times for credit. Topics will include the historical circumstances that formed the author and text; thematic considerations that allow insight into the constructions of ancient culture; comparisons and contrasts between ancient beliefs about institutions like relationships, family, politics, war, and religion and modern ones; and the reception of ancient literature and narratives in later cultures.