2017-2018 University Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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LATN 420 - Lucretius
Close reading and analysis of the poet’s sole work, the epic poem De Rerum Natura, which presents the philosophy of Epicurus on the nature of the world. Students focus on the philosophical content of the work, on Lucretius’s accomplishments in and development of the Roman epic genre, and on the debt later Latin poets owe him.
Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: LATN 321 or LATN 340 or LATN 350 or LATN 360 or LATN 370 or LATN 380 or higher
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts CORE: None
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