Wednesday, Sept. 5:  General introduction to the class, Roman tragedy, Seneca, and the metrical system of Senecan tragedy.  Please bring your texts.


*Monday, Sept. 10:  Translate Seneca's Thyestes: Lines 1-20.  Read the introduction in Tarrant's commentary and be sure to use the commentary to help you in your translating.

*Wednesday, Sept. 12:  Translate Thyestes: Lines 21-63.  

*Monday, Sept. 17:  Translate 63-122. Read the Chorus aloud and understand First Asclepiad metre.  Possibly take a look at Horace C. 1.1 or 3.30 for comparison.  I recommend that you read pp. 26-69 in Schiesaro (on reserve), for more on the role of the Fury in the play.

*Wednesday, Sept. 19:  Translate 123-90.  Read pp. 9-36 in Davis (on reserve).

*Monday, Sept. 24:  Translate 190-259.  

*Wednesday, Sept. 26:  Translate 260-335.  

*Monday, Oct. 1:  Translate 336-403.  Elizabeth presents on Seneca and Stoicism.  Max presents on Seneca's Family.

*Wednesday, Oct. 3:  Test #1.  We will have some time at the start of class to go over any lingering questions.  Be sure to have read the whole play in translation.

*Wednesday, Oct. 10:  We will go over the exam.  Translate 404-445.  Michelle presents on "Octavia" and Paul presents on Senecan metrics.  If you have a spare moment, check out this article from the Wall Street Journal about a new version of Wikipedia in Latin! http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119103413731143589-lMyQjAxMDE3OTMxMDAzMzA0Wj.html

*Monday, Oct. 15:  Translate 446-516.  Sharon will present on the 'Apocolocyntosis'.  

*Wednesday, Oct. 17:  Translate 517-76.  Tu will present on Silver Latin literature.  

*Monday, Oct. 22:  Translate 577-640.  Cassandra will present on Roman theater architecture.

*Wednesday, Oct. 24:  Translate 641-715.  

*Monday, Oct. 29:  Translate 716-826.

*Wednesday, Oct. 31:  Translate 827-874.  I will speak briefly about the Roman poet, Persius (about whom Prof. Bartsch will lecture on Thursday).

*Thursday, Nov. 1:  Please join me and Prof. Bartsch for lunch to discuss Seneca and issues of translation.  Meet at my office (Grosvenor #12) at 11:50 and we will walk to a nearby restaurant.  Prof. Bartsch gives her talk, "Persius on the Cannibal Poets" at 4:30.  


*Monday, Nov. 5:  Exam #2.

*Wednesday, Nov. 7:  We will go over the exam.  Translate 875-956.

*Monday, Nov. 12:  Translate 957-1051.

*Wednesday, Nov. 14:  Translate 1052-1112.  Come prepared to discuss the play as a whole.  Look at Davis' book (on reserve) for larger interpretative issues in the tragedy. N.B.  your papers are due on Friday, Nov. 16th!


*Monday, Nov. 26:  Read Seneca's "Phaedra" in translation.  Translate 431-539.

*Wednesday, Nov. 28:  Translate 540-88.

*Thursday, Nov. 29:  We will watch Julie Taymor's "Titus" at 6 p.m. I will bring pizza, snacks, and drinks.  Please plan on attending.
 
*Monday, Dec. 3:  Translate 589-697.
 
*Wednesday, Dec. 5:  Translate 698-735.  Read Davis chapter on the "Phaedra" (e-reserves).  I will hand out teacher/course evaluation forms for you to fill out in class.   
 
*Monday, Dec. 10:  Oral presentations on your research.
 
*Wednesday, Dec. 12:  Exam #3 over "Thyestes" 875-1112 and "Phaedra" 431-735.