Fall 2005

LAT 312K • Second-Year Latin II: Vergil's Aendeid

Course Description

Course objectives:  1) To read sections of Vergil's Aeneid in Latin, and to discuss questions of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, and techniques of translation 2) To read and scan Latin hexameter verse, as illustrated by the Aeneid 3) To read and evaluate the Aeneid  as an historical and literary source for Roman history and culture 4) To appreciate reading a major literary work in the original language

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