UConn ECE/AP: Latin V (CAMS 3102)

Epic Poetry

This course entails translating and analyzing selections from Books 1, 2, 4 and 6 of Vergil’s Aeneid. Students will be expected to translate selections accurately, identify forms and constructions, scan lines from the Aeneid according to the rules of Latin metrics, and analyze content and style. In-class discussions will concentrate on analyzing the literary and rhetorical devices as related to the overarching themes and content, and the nature of Roman honor and legacy as it relates to the genre of poetry.

Students must take this course for the whole year in order to receive credit.  Students in Latin V who receive at least a C will receive UCONN credit.

NOTE: To be eligible to receive UCONN credit a student: must be in his/her junior or senior year; must have achieved a B- or better in 3rd or 4th year language; and have no break in language sequence.

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