Summer College Courses at Boston University (BU) Summer Term 2008
College Courses at Boston University

Classical Studies



College of Arts and Sciences

CAS CL 111 Beginning Latin
Prereq: beginners only. Introduction to basic forms and grammar of classical Latin. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27):
A1 Mon./Tues./Thurs./Fri. 10 a.m.-12 noon Julia Dimitriou

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CAS CL 112 Intermediate Latin
Prereq: CAS CL 111 or equivalent. Further study of Latin grammar, acquisition of reading skills, vocabulary building. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8):
B1 Mon./Tues./Thurs./Fri. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Michael Vincze

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CAS CL 161 Beginning Greek
A concise structural introduction to the ancient Greek language. Extensive readings in classical texts and the New Testament. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 1 (May 20-June 26):
A1 Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 p.m. Evie Holmberg

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CAS CL 162 Intermediate Greek
Prereq: CAS CL 161 or equivalent. Review of grammar. Extensive readings in classical texts and the New Testament. Emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 2 (July 1-August 7):
B1 Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 p.m. Evie Holmberg

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CAS CL 203 Greek and Roman Private Life
Detailed study of how Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero were represented in terms of public and private aspects of their lives. The course examines where positive and negative depictions of these lives may have originated and how they spread across Roman society. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 1 (May 20-June 25):
A1 Mon./Tues./Wed. 9:30 a.m.-12 noon Zsuzsanna Varhelyi

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CAS CL 211 Readings in Latin Prose
Prereq: CAS CL 112 or CL 115 or equivalent. Emphasis on reading skills with selections drawn from the works of Cicero, Petronius, Pliny, and/or Livy. Introduction to Latin prose style. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27):
A1 Tues./Wed./Fri. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tyler T. Travillian

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CAS CL 212 Introduction to Latin Poetry
Prereq: CAS CL 211 or equivalent. Intensive reading of selections from Catullus, Ovid, and/or Vergil. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 2 (June 30-August 7):
B1 Mon./Tues./Thurs. 1-3:30 p.m. Viviane Sophie Klein

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CAS CL 213 Greek and Roman Mythology
A general introduction to the myths of the ancient classical world, with particular regard to the patterns of experience, both religious and psychological, from which they evolved. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 1 (May 20-June 26):
A1 Tues./Thurs. 2-5:30 p.m. Carl A. P. Ruck

Summer 2 (July 1-August 7):
B1 Tues./Thurs. 2-5:30 p.m. Carl A. P. Ruck

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CAS CL 261 Plato and Paul
Prereq: CAS CL 162 or equivalent. Introduction to the readings of Greek prose, both classical and Hellenistic. Reading from Paul's First Corinthians and Plato's Apology with attention to the philosophical consideration of wisdom. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27):
A1 Tues./Wed./Fri. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mark Alonge

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CAS CL 262 Homeric Epic
Prereq: CAS CL 261. Substantial portions of either the Iliad or Odyssey read in the original form and translation. Looks for the sense in which Homer is the source of poetry for classical Greece and for the later Western world. 4 cr. Tuition: $2000

Summer 2 (July 1-August 8):
B1 Tues./Wed./Fri. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Seth Holm

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