Latin 103 Prose Authors: The Life of Clodia Metelli
MW 7-8:45 p.m.
Cowell 216
J. Lynn
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lesbia Weeping Over a Sparrow
Texts
The texts you'll need are
Saylor, Steven. The Venus Throw. Minotaur Books. ISBN 978-0312539672
Englert, Walter, ed. Cicero: Pro Caelio. Bryn Mawr. ISBN 978-0929524658
Garrison, Daniel. The Student's Catullus. 3rd edition. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806136356
Skinner, Marilyn. Clodia Metelli: The Tribune's Sister. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195375015
which are available at the Literary Gullotine. Other editions of the Catullus and Cicero are also fine, if you already own one (no Loebs!). A variety of other books (translations, texts with commentaries, and secondary sources) have been put on reserve at McHenry; also check our "reserve shelf" in the Classics Library.
Class Requirements
Be in class every time, on time, with all assignments prepared. We will have a midterm and a final exam (on Wednesday, December 8 from 4-7 p.m.) containing seen and sight passages for translation and essay questions. Each student will prepare a 10-page paper; an abstract with bibliography will be due in about the fifth week of the course, a rough draft in the seventh week, and the final draft on the last day of class. Students will be required to participate in a peer-editing process; work on others' drafts will count toward your own final paper grade. Quarter grades will be based on the final paper (20%), three evenly distributed tests (40% total), and class participation and preparedness (40%).
Assignments will also be posted regularly on our assignments page.
Office Hours and Contact Info
Office hours will be Tuesday 12-2 in 230 Cowell, beginning March 29. The best way to reach me outside of office hours is by email, at jklynn@ucsc.edu.
ADA Info
If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please get an Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and submit it to me in person outside of class (e.g., office hours) within the first two weeks of the quarter. Contact the DRC at 459-2089 (voice), 459-4806 (TTY), or http://drc.ucsc.edu for more information on the requirements and/or process.