19 courses with the subject LATN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LATN 121Elementary Latin I1.00
The first semester of an introductory study of the elements of the Latin language. A thorough and methodical approach to the basics is supplemented, as students progress, by reading selections from ancient authors. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
The second semester of an introductory study of the elements of the Latin language. A thorough and methodical approach to the basics is supplemented, as students progress, by reading selections from ancient authors. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study Core Component: None
Covers the material of Elementary Latin (121, 122) at an accelerated pace. Open to all students who would like to learn Latin efficiently and intensively; some background in Latin is helpful but not required. When Offered: Spring semester when there is sufficient demand Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Restrictions: Not open to students who have completed LATN 121 or 122. Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study Core Component: None
LATN 195Elementary-Level Latin Language Abroad1.00
Elementary-level language courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study Core Component: None
An introduction to Classical Latin literature through extensive readings of one or two major authors of the late republic and early empire (e.g., Catullus, Caesar, Vergil, Ovid). Aims to develop fluency in the language and to deepen appreciation for literary design. A gateway to advanced coursework that may be an appropriate first course for students with a strong high school Latin background. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study Core Component: None
Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study Core Component: None
Examines the role and development of public speaking in the Roman republic. Readings in Latin include early rhetorical fragments (from Cato the Elder and others) and at least one major oration of Cicero. Several Ciceronian speeches are also read in English translation. Equal amounts of attention are given to analysis of style, scrutiny of argument, and study of historical context. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
Close reading and analysis of at least one complete play from the early Roman comic playwrights, Plautus and Terence. The focus is on how Roman societies and morals are revealed and satirized within the comedies, as well as on the language and dramaturgy. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
Close reading and analysis of selections from Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. Particular attention is paid to the tradition and development of love elegy as a genre and to the poems' treatment of intimate emotional experience within the context of political and cultural revolution. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
Close reading and analysis of one of the most influential of ancient works, the Metamorphoses. Ovid's epic poem begins with creation and ends with Augustus, retelling the myths of Greece and Rome in memorable ways that have shaped countless later authors and artists. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
Advanced-level language courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
Close reading and analysis of selections from the Annals of Tacitus and other works. Particular attention is paid to the historiographical method of Tacitus as well as to the Roman imperial period that is the subject of the bulk of his work. Selections from other Roman historians may be examined for comparison. Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Close reading and analysis of selections from Horace's Odes. Students will study all aspects of the poems, focusing on their thematic concerns, formal design, response to Greek predecessors, relationship to Augustan ideology, and later influence. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
LATN 340 or LATN 350 or LATN 360 or LATN 370 or LATN 380 or higher
Corequisite
None
LATN 450Cicero and the Roman Republic1.00
Close reading and analysis of a selection of Cicero's correspondence (from the collection of more than 900 letters) with such figures as Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar, as well as with friends and family. Students not only focus on the variations in style and function throughout the corpus but also examine the tumultuous world of the late Republic, in which Cicero himself played a leading role and for which his letters remain one of history's most revealing testimonies. 380 or higher Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Language Study Core Component: None
LATN 201 or LATN 202 or LATN 340 or LATN 350 or LATN 360 or LATN 370 or LATN
Corequisite
None
LATN 490Honors1.00
Independent study, open to candidates for honors. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts Practices: Language Study Core Component: None
