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Fall 2008
Classics
Number/Section/Name Days Time Room Instructor Max./Avail.
CLAS 111-01 Elementary Latin I MWF 08:30 am-09:30 am MAIN 009
David Oosterhuis 25 / 4
CLAS 111-L1 Elementary Latin I Lab T TBA David Oosterhuis 25
/ 4
CLAS 113-01 Elementary Arabic I MWF 09:40 am-10:40 am MAIN
009 Antoine Mefleh 17 / 0
CLAS 113-02 Elementary Arabic I TR 09:40 am-11:10 am HUM 214
Antoine Mefleh 17 / 0
CLAS 115-01 Elementary Greek I MWF 10:50 am-11:50 am MAIN 001
Nanette Goldman 25 / 13
CLAS 115-L1 Elementary Greek I Lab T 01:20 pm-02:20 pm HUM
227 Nanette Goldman 25 / 13
CLAS 117-01 Elementary Hebrew I MWF 12:00 pm-01:00 pm MAIN
009 Nanette Goldman 25 / 18
CLAS 117-L1 Elementary Hebrew I Lab T 03:00 pm-04:00 pm MAIN
111 Nanette Goldman 25 / 18
CLAS 145-01 Pagans/Christians/Jews TR 09:40 am-11:10 am HUM
226 Andrew Overman 50 / 21
*Cross-listed with HMCS 145-01 and RELI 145-01.*
CLAS 194-01 Ancient & Modern Comedy TR 03:00 pm-04:30 pm
MAIN 010 Corby Kelly 25 / 13
This course explores a pair of related questions, namely 1)
what is ancient Greek Old Comedy and 2) why are we still performing
it in the 21st century? The focus of the course is the work
of Aristophanes, the only extant representative of the genre,
dating to the 5th century BCE. We will read a selection of
his plays in an effort to understand how they were originally
performed and how they were received by their ancient audiences.
Topics covered include: the religious/social/political context
of Greek theater; comic choruses, including animal choruses;
costumes, especially masks; ancient acting technique; the architecture
of ancient theaters; stagecraft; the composition and disposition
of the audience. We will also move beyond the ancient context,
studying the reception and re-performance of Old Comedy in
more recent times. Why, and how, do we persist in bringing
Aristophanes back to a modern stage? Aside from looking at
a variety of modern productions (American, European, and A
CLAS 194-02 Ancient Rome in Popular Culture MWF 01:10 pm-02:10
pm HUM 113 David Oosterhuis 25 / 1
Most Americans first encounter the culture and history of the
ancient Romans through the mass media of popular entertainment,
whether in a film, TV show, a book, or even a comic book. From
Ben-Hur to Gladiator, Rome has been the subject or background
of some of the most popular novels and films of all time. Needless
to say, the 'Rome' presented often bears little resemblance
to the actual people and culture that emerges from a study
of their own literature and monuments. This course will examine
the various ways that ancient Rome has been portrayed in popular
culture over the last century and how those portrayals have
shaped modern attitudes towards the historical Rome. It will
also address the continuing appeal of Rome and the shifting
reasons for choosing it as the setting for popular entertainment.
CLAS 194-03 Early Arabic Literature and History TR 09:40 am-11:10
am GDD 306Wessam El-Meligi 20 / 20
This
course introduces students to the main features of early Arabic
literature, from pre-Islamic Middle Eastern and Greco-Roman
influences through the Middle Ages, and culminates in a study
of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights). We will trace
the development of literary forms, including the three main
genres of fiction, poetry and drama, while applying a broad
range of critical and theoretical approaches. We will also
pay attention to the interaction of Arabic literature with
art, music and philosophy. No prerequisites.
CLAS 231-01 Intermediate Latin: Prose MWF 09:40 am-10:40 am
MAIN 010 Beth Severy-Hoven 25 / 16
CLAS 261-01 Intermediate Greek: Prose TR 01:20 pm-02:50 pm
MAIN 111 Andrew Overman 25 / 19
CLAS 272-01 Studies in Classical Civilization: Crisi MWF 02:20
pm-03:20 pm MAIN 002 Nanette Goldman 25 / 16
This course will survey literature from the ancient Mediterranean
generated in response to national or personal disaster. Students
will examine literary tropes of crisis, and the events that
occasioned them, as they appear in Mesopotamian city-laments,
biblical and post-biblical communal laments and apocalyptic,
Greek and Roman poetry of political and private tragedy. Prerequisite:
Classics 121 (Greek World), 122 (Roman World), 127 (Women,
Gender and Sexuality), 129 (Greek Myths), 145 (Pagans, Jews
and Christians), Religious Studies 120 (Hebrew Bible), or permission
of the instructor.
CLAS 294-01 Intermediate Arabic MWF 10:50 am-11:50 am MAIN
009 Antoine Mefleh 30 / 12
This course focuses on expanding vacabulary and grammar through
simple texts, dialogs and stories. Prerequisite Classics 214
or equivalent.
CLAS 489-01 Jr/Sr Seminar in Classical Civ TR 03:00 pm-04:30
pm THEATR 204 Beth Severy-Hoven 25 / 21
Classics Department, Macalester College,
1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Office: Old Main, room 311, Email: pitman@macalester.edu
Telephone(651) 696-6376, Fax (651) 696-6498
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