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CLA Classical Studies CoursesCLA160Y1 An introduction to major themes in the development of Greek and Roman civilisation, literature and culture. CLA201H1 The study of technical and scientific terms derived from Latin and Greek: word elements, formation, analysis. The course is designed to give students in any field of specialisation a better grasp of the derivation and basic meaning of English words derived from Latin and Greek elements. CLA202H1 The human and social climate in which prose fiction arose; the Greek romances of love and adventure (Heliodorus, Longus, Chariton), and the more ironical and socially conscious works of the Roman writers (Petronius, The Satyricon, and Apuleius, The Golden Ass); parallels with modern literature. CLA203H1 The first scientific traditions in the classical Mediterranean and the Near East, with emphasis on Greek science. Discussions of early physical science, biology, mathematics, and astronomy, and their place in ancient life and thought, based on primary sources in translation. Designed for students in both the sciences and humanities. CLA204H1 A survey of the myths and legends of ancient Greece (and their extension to Rome) with
some consideration of their role in ancient and modern literature and art. CLA205Y1 The divine and heroic myths of the Graeco-Roman world, with special attention to the
use of myth and legend in literature and art, religious ideas and practices associated
with myth, and comparisons with related mythologies. CLA211H1 Greek and Latin in the development of the English language. History of the contact between the classical languages and English. Latin and Greek roots combining forms and inflectional patterns. Cognates, derivatives, doublets and hybrids. CLA219H1 A survey of the position of women in ancient Greece and Rome, with focus on women's
sexuality and socialisation; their economic, religious, and political roles; and their
creative production in the arts. (Offered in alternate years) CLA220H1 This course studies the various images of women presented in the literature of
Graeco-Roman antiquity. (Offered in alternate years) CLA230H1 A survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the second century B.C. CLA231H1 A survey of the salient political, social, and cultural developments in Roman history from the mythical beginnings to the third century A.D. CLA299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details. CLA300Y1 Greek drama from the origins of tragedy in the sixth century to New Comedy, with close study of selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and attention to Aristotle's Poetics. CLA301H1 The Iliad and the Odyssey, with comparative study of related texts. CLA302H1 The Aeneid and its place in the classical tradition of epic. CLA305H1 A detailed study of the major modern approaches to the analysis and interpretation of
myth with specific reference to their applications to ancient Graeco-Roman myth. CLA310H1 Topics vary from year to year. CLA331H1 An examination of the household in Greek literature and thought, including relations of
women, children, and slaves to the master of the household and the roles of persons of
different status in the community. CLA334H1 The age of Cicero, Pompey, and Caesar, dominated by the developing crisis of senatorial
government and culminating in civil war. CLA336Y1 Roman law with emphasis on how it reflected community values. The nature of Roman legal reasoning. The historical development of Roman law against the background of the evolution of Roman society and Roman power. CLA345H1 Aspects of life in the golden age of Greece. CLA351H1 The history of the Roman Empire from the establishment of the Principate to Commodus:
political and military history, social and economic structure; culture and religion. CLA352H1 The history of the Roman Empire from the Severi to Theodosius the Great. The crisis of
the third century, the new empire of Diocletian and Constantine, and the world of Ammianus
Marcellinus. CLA357H1 The development of the historiographical tradition, approaches to the writing of
history, aims and methods of the major historians including Herodotus and Thucydides. CLA358H1 Historical writing of Rome. Approaches to the writing of history, aims and methods of
major historians. CLA378H1 The history and culture of the Roman Empire from Theodosius to Justinian, concentrating
on the interplay of modern interpretations and ancient evidence. CLA400Y1 Prerequisite: Permission of Department CLA401H1 Prerequisite: Permission of Department CLA402H1 Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department CLA403H1 Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department CLA404H1 Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department CLA405H1 Prerequisite: One full course equivalent in the CLA 300-series and permission of Department |
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