GRW 6931  COMPARATIVE  STUDY OF GREEK & LATIN LITERATURE PASTORAL POETRY OF THEOKRITOS & VERGIL Instructor: Dr. Karelisa Hartigan

In this course students read selected Idylls of Theokritos and the 10 Eclogues of Vergil. In addition to translating the text, students become familiar with a portion of the literature on ancient pastoral and the pastoral ideal. Class sessions will be devoted to reading the texts and discussing the ideas generated by the ancient authors and the modern commentators.  Weekly readings vary: sometimes both an Idyll and an Eclogue are read, sometimes only an Idyll, occasionally only an Eclogue.
There are two written assignments but no final examination; class preparation (and one written out translation) will be the deciding factors in determining reading ability.

Grades
50% Research paper, 20% Amoebaean paper, 30% Class preparation & participation.

Texts for the Course:
Theocritus. Selected Poems. Edited by Sir Kennery  Dover. OP: / Custom Copy Text
Vergil. Eclogues. Edited by Robert Colman. Cambridge, 1977.
Theocritus. The Idylls. Translated by Robert Wells. Penguin, 1989.
Packet of Supplementary Readings.  Custom Copy Text.

Supplementary Readings
Available on reserve in the Seminar Room. Listing at first class hour.

Reading Schedule
The class meets on Monday evenings. Week by Week Assignments  are listed below. For the first class meeting, read Introduction in Dover's text. We will begin with Theokritos Idyll VI and Vergil: Eclogue 1.

Weekly Assignments                                       Index of Handouts