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CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION CLA CLA160H1 I NTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL S TUDIES An introduction to major themes in the development of Greek and Roman civilization, literature and culture.. Text:

COURSES IN THE 2019-2020 FALL AND WINTER SESSIONS

Final details, including classroom locations, are published in the Registration Handbook

and Timetable issued by the Faculty of Arts and Science

This information is also available on the Faculty of Arts and Science website

(http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/)

Standard Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar course descriptions are given below,

followed by the versions and sections of each course offered this academic year

Note that in timetables 'R' stands for Thursday

CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION (CLA)

CLA160H1 I NTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL S TUDIES

An introduction to major themes in the development of Greek and Roman civilization,

literature and culture

Tutorials weekly: F9, 10, 11, 12

This course provides a general introduction to the study of ancient Greece and Rome It is designed to provide a taste of Greek and Roman literature and art and to help students

understand what the works meant within their original historical context By examining

these cultural products of the Greeks and Romans we will come to appreciate the

fundamentals of their thought, culture, and society

Tutorials: weekly, except first and last week of term The tutorials will involve written

analysis and oral discussion of a primary text, which will prepare students for mid-term

and exam essays

Text: All required texts will be made available on-line There are two optional textbooks:

Pomeroy, et al A Brief History of Ancient Greece (Oxford), and Boatwright et al A Brief

History of the Romans (Oxford)

Evaluation: midterm; in-class essay; final; tutorial participation and assignments

Tutorials Weekly: F9, 10, 11, 12

Text: most readings will be made available in pdfs

Evaluation: midterm; in-class essay; final; tutorial participation and assignments

CLA1971H1 POETICS OF DESIRE

The seminar will introduce students to the texts and social context of Eros in Ancient Greece and Rome as it appears in such authors as Hesiod, Homer, Sappho, Catullus and Ovid It will also

examine ancient discussions of the nature of desire, such as those in Plato's Symposium and

Phaedrus Finally, the course will explore how these traditions were received in Renaissance

poetry and thought, through works such as Petrarch's Rime Sparse and Shakespeare's Sonnets.

Grading: Students will be graded on the basis of 1) one hour-exam (30%), 2) two 5-7 page papers (15% each) 3) once-weekly one-paragraph responses to reading assignments submitted on

Quercus by 10:00am (!) every Monday (20%) These can be a thoughtful question or series of

questions, a brief rant or rave, a profound meditation, etc Sometimes I will ask you to respond to

at least one other classmate’s response 4) class participation (20%).

Texts: Bing & Cohen, Games of Venus: An Anthology of Greek and Roman Erotic Verse from

Sappho to Ovid (Routledge 1993); Plato, Symposium and Phaedrus (Woodruff & Nehemas

transl.); Petrarch, Lyric Poems (Durling transl.); Shakespeare, Sonnets; various texts in handout.

CLA1981H1 JULIUS CAESAR

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC) was a writer, an orator, a reformer, and a builder, as well as a general, a conqueror, an explorer, and a dictator After his death, he was even worshipped as a god with a temple in the very heart of Rome According to his critics, both ancient and modern, he was also a megalomaniac, an enemy of the state, a war criminal, and a tyrant Only a very few

individuals have left such an extensive and controversial mark on the history of the ancient world

We shall consider as many aspects of his life and his legacy as we can, from his conquest of Gaul

to his decision to plunge Rome into a horrific civil war, from his love-affair with Queen Cleopatra

of Egypt to his brutal assassination on the Ides of March Restricted to first-year students

Texts: Julius Caesar The Gallic War: Seven Commentaries on The Gallic War with an Eighth

Commentary by Aulus Hirtius Translated with an introduction and notes by Carolyn Hammond

(Oxford World’s Classics, 1996; Reissued 2008) ISBN: 978-0-199-54026-6 Paperback; Adrian

Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus (Yale University Press, 2008) ISBN:

978-0-300-12689-1 Paperback

Evaluation (provisional): three short papers (15% each); class presentation (15%); class

participation (10%); and term paper (30%)

CLA201H1 L ATIN AND G REEK IN S CIENTIFIC T ERMINOLOGY

The study of technical and scientific terms derived from Latin and Greek: word elements,

formation, analysis The course is designed to give students in any field of specialization

a better grasp of the derivation and basic meaning of English words derived from Latin

and Greek elements

Course website: chass.utoronto.ca/classics/cla201.htm

Texts: TBA

Evaluation: Test I (10%); Test II (20%); Essay (20%); Final Faculty Exam (50%)

CLA203H1 SCIENCE IN ANTIQUITY

The first scientific traditions in the classical Mediterranean and the Near East, with emphasis on Greek science Discussions, based on primary sources in translation, of early physical science and cosmology, meteorology, biology and medicine, mathematics and astronomy, with particular attention to methodological concerns, and the place of science in ancient life and thought

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA204H1 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

A survey of the myths and legends of ancient Greece (and their extension to Rome) with some consideration of their role in ancient and modern literature and art

CLA204S (L0101) J Easton TR1-3

The following required textbooks will be available through the University of

Toronto Bookstore:

1 Anthology of Classical Myth, 2nd ed., edited by Stephen M Trzaskoma, R Scott

Smith, and Stephen Brunet (Hackett Publishing, 2016) ISBN 978-1-62466-497-7

Note: Students may use the older, first edition if they choose

2 The Essential Homer, translated and edited by Stanley Lombardo (Hackett

Publishing, 2000) ISBN 978-0-87220-540-6

3 Oresteia, translated by Peter Meineck (Hackett Publishing, 1998) ISBN

978-0-87220-390-7

4 The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum (Bantam Classics,

1981) ISBN 978-0-55321-041-5

CLA210H1 GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY

survey of the practices and theory of archaeology in the Classical Mediterranean, from

the Greek Bronze Age through the Roman Empire This course introduces students to the

archaeological record of the Greco-Roman past, as well as the means by which we access

it Students will develop essential skills to recognize and analyze ancient material culture

in preparation for upper level classes, or for fieldwork No previous knowledge of the

discipline is required

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA219H1 WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY

A survey of the position of women in ancient Greece and Rome, with focus on women's

sexuality and socialization; their economic, religious, and political roles; and their

creative production in the arts

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA230H1 INTRODUCTION TO GREEK HISTORY

A historical survey of the most significant features in the development of the civilization

and states of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the second century B.C

Texts: I Morris and B B Powell, The Greeks: History, Culture and Society, 2nd edition (Prentice Hall, 2010; ISBN 978-0-205-69734-2) Additional readings will be provided as PDFs on Quercus Evaluation: Term tests and final examination

CLA231H1 INTRODUCTION TO ROMAN HISTORY

A historical survey of the most significant features in the development of the civilization and state

of Ancient Rome from the mythical beginnings to the fourth century CE Students will be introduced to a wide range of ancient evidence, and special attention will be given to the methodological problems encountered in reconstructing the history of Ancient Rome

CLA231F Instructor: TBA T5-8

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA232H1 INTRODUCTION TO GREEK SOCIETY AND CULTURE

An introduction to ancient Greek literature Students will explore a range of genres, authors and texts as well as ways of interpreting them

Text: TBA

Evaluation: Midterm 1 (25%), Midterm 2 (35%), Final (40%)

CLA233H1 INTRODUCTION TO ROMAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE

A general introduction to the society and culture of Ancient Rome Topics may include literature, art, social customs, gender and sexuality, daily life, and religious festivals (the circus, the

gladiatorial games etc.)

Texts: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA260H1 METHOD AND THEORY IN CLASSICS

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the range of approaches used by Classicists

to describe, theorize, explain, and enlighten Greek and Roman culture, broadly construed Students will be pushed to consider the merits and potential, as well as the drawbacks, of each approach in turn, and to develop ideas about what the study of Classical Antiquity has, can, and should contribute to the modern world

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the range of approaches used by Classicists

to describe, theorize, explain, and enlighten Greek and Roman culture, broadly construed Students will be pushed to consider the merits and potential, as well as the drawbacks, of each approach in turn, and to develop ideas about what the study of Classical Antiquity has, can, and should contribute to the modern world

Text: [n/a]: readings will be distributed in the form of pdfs

Evaluation: 10%: Course Citizenship and Participation, 15%: Critical Approach Statement (about 4-6 pages), 20%: Midterm Exam, 25%: Classical Research Project Proposal (about 6-8 pages), 30%: Final Exam

300 LEVEL COURSES

(a) Most 300-level CLA have specific prerequisites, many of which have changed in

the 2018-2019 calendar Please check the calendar entry for the correct

prerequisites Prerequisites are checked by ROSI once a student has obtained a

place in the course, and lists of students who do not have the prerequisites are sent

to the Undergraduate Coordinator to check Students who do not have the

appropriate prerequisites should consult the Undergraduate Coordinator before

they attempt to enrol in 300-level courses.

(b) In the first round of applications (until August 7), students in the Classical

Civilisation programs (NOT CLASSICS = GREEK AND LATIN) have priority

access to 300-level CLA courses Students who wish to enrol in these courses should

ensure that they are enrolled in the appropriate programs Enrolment in Type 2

subject POSts, which include Classical Civilisation, may be requested from April 1

to May 15, 2020.

CLA303H1 T HE A NCIENT N OVEL

In this class we will read and examine a number of Greek and Roman novels from a

variety of perspectives Our discussions will focus, inter alia, on questions of genre and

intertextuality (how does the novel relate to other ancient works, what are its generic

markers, how does it develop over time?), narratological analysis, sexuality and gender,

vision, gaze and spectacle

Texts: B.P Reardon, Collected Ancient Greek Novels (California University Press), P.G Welsh,

The Golden Ass (Oxford), William Hansen, Anthology of Greek Popular Literature (Indiana

University Press)

Evaluation: Responses (20%), Midterm 1 (25%), Midterm 2 (25%), Term paper (30%)

CLA308H1 RELIGION IN THE GREEK WORLD

A study of the religious cults and forms of worship in the ancient Greek world

CLA308F K Yu MW1-3

This course provides an overview of the primary evidence – textual, material, and iconographic – for ancient Greek religious beliefs and practices from the Archaic to the Imperial period We will also devote attention to method and theory in order to evaluate the major approaches to Greek religion in classical scholarship Among the themes that will be addressed are the relationship between myth and ritual; the distinctiveness of pre-Christian religion; the politics of ancient religion; panhellenic vs local religion; and the notion of Greek religion as a coherent system

Readings will be taken from a combination of primary texts (e.g., Hesiod; the Homeric Hymns),

sourcebooks (e.g., Burkert, Greek Religion; Rice and Stambaugh, Sources for the Study of Greek Religion), and second scholarship (Kindt, Rethinking Greek Religion; Parker, On Greek Religion).

Evaluation: class participation, a mid-term exam, final exam, and a short paper

CLA319H1 S EXUALITY AND G ENDER IN C LASSICAL L ITERATURE

Detailed study of the representation of sexuality and gender in Greek and/or Roman literary texts

from one or more genres

A detailed study of the representation of sexuality and gender in Greek and Roman literary texts

from a variety of genres, including drama, epic, oratory, history, and philosophy We will draw

upon both primary texts and contemporary works of feminist and queer theory in order to ask

ourselves, what did it mean to be a woman or man in antiquity?

Evaluation will consist of short reading responses, a research paper (2500-3000 words), and a final

exam All required readings will be posted online

CLA336H1 ROMAN LAW

An introduction to Roman Law with particular reference to civil liability for negligent

and intentional wrongs to property This course involves the reading and discussion of

translated extracts from the classical period of Roman legal literature (100 BC to 220

AD) concerning the wrongful infliction of damage The course will consider the nature of

legal reasoning, the role of the Roman jurists in developing Roman private law, and the

conceptions of wrongfulness, responsibility, causation and damage that emerge from the

Roman legal texts

Text: Bruce Frier, A Casebook on the Roman Law of Delict.

Evaluation: assignment (15%), essay (40%), and final examination (45%)

CLA3621H1 E ARLY G REECE

This class examines the development of Greek life and culture from the rise of Minoan civilization

to the emergence of the city-states that repelled the mighty Persian empire in the Archaic period and investigates how and why the peculiar world of historical Greece came into being Focus will

be on material remains, analysis of art and architecture, critical evaluation of textual evidence, and understanding political processes

Text: Osborne, R Greece in the Making.

Preziosi, D and L Hitchcock Aegean Art and Architecture.

Evaluation: 20% course citizenship, 20%: Semi-weekly quizzes (n=5)

30%: Mid-term tests (n=2), 30%: Final Paper (8-10 pages

CLA3641H1 THE HELLENISTIC WORLD

The Greek world in the age of Alexander the Great and his successors (336 B.C.E to 31 B.C.E.)

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA3661H1 T HE H ELLENISTIC W ORLD

The Other in the Ancient Greek World

This class focuses primarily on the Greek literary portrait of the non-Greek We will begin with the creation of Greek identity in the Classical period and continue into the Hellenistic period, when Greco-Macedonian kingdoms administered enormous territories outside the traditional cradle of Greek civilization We will then examine the Greek reaction to the rising Roman hegemony and the establishment of empire

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA3671H1 THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

The Roman world from 510 B.C.E to 44 B.C.E

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA3691H1 T HE R OMAN E MPIRE

The Roman world from 68 C.E to 378 C.E

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA386H1 CLASSICAL LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

This course will survey some of the debates about literary style in the Greek and Roman world

We will pay particular attention to the manner in which discussions of style seldom confine themselves to the domain of aesthetics Ethics and politics are almost inevitable topics within these same discussions Accordingly, we will explore the way that claims about the “goodness” of good literature and the “badness” of bad literature turn into diagnoses as to the conformity to a

variety of normative schemata For example, descriptions of “wanton verse” turn into

denunciations of the depraved sexual habits of their author

Evaluation: 2 papers 40% / stylistic rewrite 20% / bibliographic exercise: 5% / term paper 35%

CLA387H1 S PECTACLE IN THE R OMAN W ORLD

The role in Roman society and culture of public spectacles, including the chariot-races, the gladiatorial games, executions, and triumphal processions

Texts: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA388H1 CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY AND THE CINEMA

A study of the representation of ancient Greece and/ or Rome in cinema

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA389H1 C LASSICAL S PACES : S ITES AND M ONUMENTS

A close study of one or more sites in the ancient world and the cultural significance of the site(s)

in question

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

CLA392H1 TOPICS IN THE STUDY OF CLASSICAL CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Creation and Cosmology

What is the relationship between physics and ethics, cosmology and anthropology? Some ancient thinkers argued that speculation about the heavens was a distraction from the more immediate task

of working out how to live well But many others thought that we could only understand ourselves

by understanding that we are part of a vaster universe Where does evil come from (or good, for that matter)? Are human choices predetermined by the laws of physics? What role (if any) does god play in all of this? This course explores different approaches to explaining the cosmos and our place within it, from Socrates in the 5th century, through Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic schools (Stoicism, Epicreanism), to the thinkers of the Platonist revival (very influential for Christianity) in the first century CE

CLA382F G Boys-Stones TR10-12

Text: Major sources: Plato, Timaeus Translated with an introduction by Donald J Zeyl (Hackett, 2000); D N Long, and D N Sedley, The Hellenistic Philosophers vol 1 (Cambridge, 1987)

Other sources will be supplied as needed

Evaluation tbd, but will be based on written research assignments

CLA402H1 A DVANCED S EMINAR IN G REEK C IVILIZATION

An advanced research seminar devoted to critical issues relating to Greek civilization

In this course, students will explore the ancient Greek symposium, or male drinking party, arguably the best-attested social institution of ancient Greece It was the occasion for which poets composed most of their lyrics, often celebrating its activities in their songs; it features in numerous

ancient histories, and forms the topic of many philosophical works – preeminently Plato’s

Symposium, a central text in the class -; ancient drinking-ware survives in quantity, frequently

depicting scenes from the parties; finally, archaeology has uncovered the remains of many drinking rooms, giving us a clear impression of the space in which the ancients drank The symposium thus appears in a rich variety of sources, which allow you to form a remarkably comprehensive picture of how it functioned After tracing its Homeric and Near Eastern

antecedents, you will learn about its role in Greek culture, its political and educational

significance, as well as its concern with sexuality (both hetero- and homoerotic) Further, students

will trace the influence of the symposium on the Roman convivium and on later drinking practices,

up through the present day

Texts: Homer, Odyssey; P Bing & R Cohen, Games of Venus; Plato, Symposium (Woodruff & Nehemas transl.); Petronius, Satyrica (Branham transl.) A variety of poetic, philosophical, historical, and scholarly texts will be distributed as scans via Quercus as indicated on the syllabus

over the course of the semester

Evaluation: Students will be graded on the basis of 1) Five (5) responses to the readings (I will

divide up the class so that students write responses in alternating weeks) Your responses are due

on Sundays at 5pm (i.e one day before the class meets) and are to be posted on Quercus’ Discussion Board Each response (between a paragraph and one page in length) should show familiarity with the reading(s) of the respective week and constitute a substantive reflection on any aspect that struck you in particular - something that you find fascinating, puzzling, thought-provoking etc (explain why) Late responses will be penalized at the rate of 5% of the weight

assigned per day (20%) 2) Two (2) in-class midterms (20% each), 3) one 12-15 page research paper (30%) 4) class participation (10%).

Research paper

Instead of writing a final examination, you will be asked to submit a research paper on a self-chosen topic It is due in digital form as a Word-file, mailed to me via email on the last day of class Proposals are due by Nov.1 The essay should be 10 pages (double-spaced) and show thoughtful engagement with scholarship on the chosen topic

CLA403H1 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN ROMAN CIVILIZATION

An advanced research seminar devoted to critical issues relating to Roman civilization

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

ALSO NOTE:

FIRST YEAR SEMINARS

UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR THAT FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PHENOMENA

OR CONTROVERSIES, TAUGHT BY A REGULAR FACULTY MEMBER DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE

DISCIPLINE OPEN ONLY TO NEWLY-ADMITTED FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

CLA299Y1Y RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Biographies of Ancient Athens/J.Traill

Students will be part of a large, on‐going research project which gathers and processes information pertaining to the more than 100,000 known ancient Athenians The research embraces ancient history, epigraphy (reading of inscriptions), prosopography (biographical data), and information‐ processing utilizing a sophisticated electronic relational data‐base management system

DESCRIPTION OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION: Students will commence with relatively simple tasks, searching and verifying information on particular individuals Later they will format more complex files, organizing data on well‐known ancient Athenians like Socrates, Plato, or

Pericles There will be the opportunity to explore special topics like papyrology, palaeography, vase‐painting, or lamp‐making High‐school or first year university Greek and Latin required Evaluation: (assignments with weight and due date): Preliminary Report worth 10%, due 2 weeks before last drop date for course Undergraduate Research Forum worth 10%, March Forum date TBA Assignments and major report worth 60%, various dates during course, but all to be

completed by last day of course Logbook worth 20%, due last day of course

Written exercises will emphasize both analytical skills as well as more creative and synthetic activity: rewriting an ancient passage in a modern idiom, for example, or converting a modern one into a more Greco-Roman mode

GREEK (GRK)

NOTE: Students who are transferring from other universities, as well as those who have

had some High School Greek, should obtain advice from the Undergraduate Coordinator

about which course to select, before selecting their courses

GRK101H1 INTRODUCTORY ANCIENT GREEK I

An intensive introduction to Ancient Greek for students who have no knowledge of the

language; preparation for the reading of Ancient Greek literature

GRK101F L0101 E Leonard MTWR 9-10

GRK101F L0201 K Coghlan MW1-3

Text: Hansen, H and Quinn, G M Greek: An Intensive Course Second edition Fordham

1992 ISBN-13: 978-0823216635

Evaluation: Tests, quizzes, regular homework, final examination

GRK102H1 I NTRODUCTORY A NCIENT G REEK II

A continuation of the intensive introduction to Ancient Greek in GRK 101H1 Also

appropriate for students who have some training in Ancient Greek, but have not

completed a whole credit in secondary school

GRK102S L0101 R Mazzara MTWR 9-10

Texts and evaluation: see GRK101H1

GRK102S L0201 K Yu MW 1-3

Texts and evaluation: see GRK101H1

GRK201H1 INTERMEDIATE ANCIENT GREEK I

Readings of selections of Ancient Greek prose works with systematic language study

Students will continue learning the basics of Greek grammar by working through Units 15-20 of Hansen & Quinn, with increasing attention to reading continuous Greek texts Following

completion of the grammar, they will go on to read selections from Plato’s Symposium

Required Text: Hansen, H & Quinn, G.M (2009) Greek: An Intensive Course, 2nd edition New

York: Fordham UP; Pratt, L (2011), Eros at the Banquet: Reviewing Greek with Plato’s

Symposium U Oklahoma Press

Evaluation:

Participation and Preparation: 15%

Weekly Quizzes: 15%

2 Midterm Exams: 20% each

Final: 30%

Weekly Quizzes:

We will have short quizzes at the beginning of class most Mondays, usually covering the

preceding week’s material These should serve as a diagnostic tool for both you and me as to how

well you are keeping up with the material

Midterms:

We will have two midterms (1hr long), which will take place in class These will not be cumulative (they will test only the previous 3 units)

Final:

The final exam will take place during exam period, as scheduled by the Faculty of Arts and Science It will be cumulative and test your knowledge and mastery of all the material covered in the term

GRK202H1 INTERMEDIATE ANCIENT GREEK II

Continued language training with readings in Ancient Greek prose We will be reading substantial portions of texts by Plato and Xenophon addressing the trial of their philosophical mentor, Socrates – which will not only give us the opportunity to compare two of the best Greek prose stylists of the 4th century BCE, but also to think about how their narrative presentation of the same historical events differs

GRK202S G Boys-Stones MW 1-3

Text: Text: N Denyer, Plato: The Apology of Socrates and Xenophon: The Apology of Socrates

Cambridge University Press, 2019 [ISBN 9780521145824]

Evaluation: TBA

NOTE: 300 and 400 level GRK courses.

GRK 430H is offered every year, and at least 3 other half courses, each in both a 300

and 400-level version For the most part 300-level and 400-level GRK courses are

offered in alternate years; consult the Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar for

complete listings.

GRK340H1 GREEK PHILOSOPHES I

Readings from one or more philosophical texts

Text: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

GRK341H1 GREEK HISTORIANS I

Readings from one or more Greek Historians

GRK341S K Coghlan MW10-12

Texts: TBA

Evaluation: TBA

GRK343H1 G REEK P ROSE A UTHORS I

Readings from Greek prose authors (e.g., biography, novels, essays, texts in koine).

Texts: TBA

Evaluation: TBA