CL 111 - Literature and Society in the Classical World

This course in an integrated study of the literature, cultural achievements, history and civilization of ancient Hellas and the world of Rome. Consideration of Hellenic society will focus on a time frame from Homer to the age of Plato. Study accenting Roman civilization will reveal the nuances of Rome’s transitions from energetic Republic, through trauma of revolution, to the reigns of early emperors, to the transition away from the classical vein of though in the time of Augustine.

Credits: 4 cr.
Liberal Studies Requirement: Literary Studies