Latin Poetry is a full year course offered in alternate years. It enables the student to acquire an advanced Latin vocabulary and to strengthen his/her knowledge of linguistic form and grammatical structure. Themes of Latin poetry will be explored through the study of selected poems with emphasis on Vergil's Aeneid, and selected works of such authors as Catullus, Horace, and Ovid. In addition, students will explore poetic meter as well as Roman rhetorical and grammatical figures of speech and their influence on world literature. *Students enrolled in their 4th year of Latin will have the opportunity to earn 3 college credits for UConn’s full year CAM S3102 course.
Target level of Proficiency: Intermediate-Mid