Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2002
Classics (CLAS)

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CLAS 207   INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREECE: FROM HOM Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Overview of the literary, artistic, and intellectual monuments of classical
Greek civilization from Homer and the Bronze Age through the golden age of
classical Athens to the spread of Greek culture in the Hellenistic world.
Includes historical background and readings in primary sources. Enrollment is
limited to 25. Also offered as HUMA 109 and HIST 207.
001 GRB 211W - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM    George, Coulter           Enr: 9 Max: 11

CLAS 208   ROMAN CIVILIZATION                       Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Topic: The Age of Agustus
This course will consider the period in Roman
history between 31 BC and 14 AD, when the emperor Augustus restored stability
to the Roman world, oversaw the expansion of the empire, and rebuilt Rome as a
capital city. The Age of Agustus witnessed an unparalled flowering in the
literary arts and a revolution in art and architecture whose legacy persits to
this day. We will examine in detail the political events and cultural life of
this vital time, paying particular attention to the continuity between the late
Republic and the Augustan period, Augustus' construction of his public
identity, imperial and non-imperial patronage in poetry and the visual arts,
and the role of literature, art, and architecture in the formation of Augustan
ideology in Rome and in the provinces. The course offers a thorough picture of
one of the most significant, yet in some ways most elusive, periods in
antiquity. Also offered as HART 320.
Also offered as HART 320
001 SH 305 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      McGill, Scott             Enr: 3 Max: 0
                                        Quenemoen, Caroline

CLAS 335   CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY                      Credits 3.00  Spring 02
This year, this class will focus on myths of voyage and return-travelers's
tales. Primary texts will include examples of this type of tale as it appears
in ancient, medieval, and modern storytelling traditions-among others, we will
read passages from the Odyssey and the stories of Sinbad the Sailor from the
One Thousand Nights. The course will address questions of the following kind.
How are travelers' tales from varoius parts of the world and from various
historical periods alike, and in what ways do they differ? Who are the typical
tellers and audiences of such tales? What is involved in the act of telling
such a tale, and what hangs on it? What is the purpose of such stories- how do
they function both in their immediate and in their broader cultural contexts?
In addition to the primary texts, secondary readings will be assigned that
explore these and related questions from the disciplinary perspectives of
folklore studies and anthropology, addressing such issues as tale types,
storytelling, performance, and oral tradition. Enrollment is limited to 15.
001 RH 305 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM      Mackie, Hilary Susan      Enr: 9 Max: 15

CLAS 492   SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Independent work for qualified juniors and seniors.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: 0