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CLSC 111 CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION: GREECE (3)
This course constitutes the first half of a GER Humanities Sequence on Classical civilization (for second course in sequence, see CLSC 112). It examines the enduring significance of the Greeks studied through their history, literature, art, and philosophy. Lectures and discussion.
CLSC 112 CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION: ROME (3)
This course constitutes the second half of a GER Humanities Sequence on Classical civilization (although it may be taken without having taken, or before having taken, the first in the sequence, CLSC 111). It examines the enduring significance of the Romans studied through their history, literature, art, and philosophy. Lectures and discussion.
CLSC 201 THE ANCIENT WORLD (3)
Ancient history from the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia to the dissolution of the Roman Empire in the West. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as HSTY 200.
CLSC 202 CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3)
The myths of Classical Greece and Rome, their interpretation and influence. Lectures and discussion.
CLSC 203 HEROES, MYTH AND PERFORMANCE IN GREEK LIT (3)
This course constitutes the first half of a GER Humanities Sequence on Classical literature (for second course in sequence, see CLSC 204). As such, it examines the major myths and heroes in Greek literature and seeks to place them within their immediate historical, literary and cultural context. It traces the evolution of heroes to citizens and analyzes oral and live performances while interpreting myth from a literary and socio-political standpoint. Constant themes are war and community, wandering, tyranny vs. democracy, and the literary manifestations of men’s and women’s roles within the household and the city. Parallels with modern life and politics will be drawn. Lectures and discussion. No knowledge of the original languages required. Cross-listed as WLIT 203.
CLSC 204 HEROES AND HUSTLERS IN LATIN LITERATURE (3)
This course constitutes the second half of a GER Humanities Sequence on Classical literature (although it may be taken without having taken, or before having taken, the first in the sequence, CLSC 203). Its main themes are heroism vs. self-promotion, love vs. lust, and the struggle between democracy and tyranny. These topics are traced in a variety of literary genres from the period of the Roman Republic well into the Empire. Parallels with modern life and politics will be drawn. Lectures and discussion. No knowledge of the original languages required. Cross-listed as WLIT 204.
CLSC 210 BYZANTINE WORLD A.D. 300-1453 (3)
Development of the Byzantine empire from the emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity and founding of the eastern capital at Constantinople to the fall of Constantinople to Turkish forces in A.D. 1453. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as HSTY 210.
CLSC 221 BUILDING ON ANTIQUITY (3)
This course provides orientation in the architectural orders and in most periods of European and Euro-American architectural history and criticism. Students will learn how to research buildings from different epochs, how to work with the relevant databases, both on-line and print. Cross-listed as ARTH 211.
CLSC 226 INTRODUCTION TO GREEK & ROMAN ART (3)
Classical art from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D.; the major developments in the architecture, sculpture, and painting of ancient Greece, Etruria, and Rome. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as ARTH 226.
CLSC 227 ANCIENT CITIES AND SANCTUARIES (3)
A selection of cities and sanctuaries from the ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, Etruria, and Rome; their political and religious institutions and the relationship to contemporary art forms. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as ARTH 227.
CLSC 228 ANCIENT GREEK ATHLETICS (3)
Exploration of the role of athletics in the ancient, primarily Greek, world, and their reflection in the art of the period. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as ARTH 228.
CLSC 295A GREK & LATN ELEMENTS IN ENGL: BASIC COURSE (1.5)
The first course of a two-course sequence (see CLSC 295B) in which students, assisted by computer drills on the web, learn the classical foundations (etymology) of modern English as well as the basic principles on which roots, prefixes, and suffixes combine to give precise meanings to composite words. Students will read the textbook and do the computerized drills on their own and then come to class in order to take exams.
CLSC 295B ADV ELEMNTS IN ENGL: BIOMED TERMINOLOGY (1.5)
This is the second course in a two-course sequence (see CLSC 295A) on the etymology of English words. The advanced section is oriented especially toward scientific and medical terminology. Students will read the textbook and do the computerized drills on their own and then come to class in order to take exams. Prereq: Previous or concurrent registration in CLSC 295A.
CLSC 301 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY (3)
Western philosophy from the early Greeks to the Skeptics. Emphasis on the pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle. Prereq: PHIL 101 and consent of department. Cross-listed as PHIL 301.
CLSC 302 ANC. GREECE: ARCHAIC TO HELLENISTIC PERIODS (3)
This course constitutes the first half of a GER Humanities Sequence on Classical History (for second course in sequence, see CLSC 304). It treats rise of Hellenic thought and institutions from the eighth to the third centuries B.C., the rise of the polis, the evolution of democracy at Athens, the crises of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, fifth-century historiography, the growth of individualism, and the revival of monarchy in the Hellenistic period. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as HSTY 302.
CLSC 304 ANCIENT ROME: REPUBLIC & EMPIRE (3)
This course constitutes the second half of a GER Humanities Sequence on Classical History (although it may be taken without having taken, or before having taken, the first in the sequence, CLSC 302). It covers the growth and development of the Roman state from the unification of Italy in the early 3rd century B.C. to the establishment of the oriental despotism under Diocletian and Constantine. The growth of empire in the Punic Wars, the uncertain steps toward an eastern hegemony, the crisis in the Republic from the Gracchi to Caesar, the new regime of Augustus, the transformation of the leadership class in the early Empire, and the increasing dominance of the military over the civil structure. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as HSTY 304.
CLSC 305 SANSKRIT RELIGIOUS TEXTS I (3)
This class is an introduction to Sanskrit language and culture. Students will learn basic Sanskrit grammar and syntax, both of which are inextricably linked to the culture of ancient South Asia. No previous knowledge of Sanskrit is required. Cross-listed as RLGN 305.
CLSC 309 SANSKRIT RELIGIOUS TEXTS II (3)
This class is a continuation of CLSC 305. In it students will learn advanced Sanskrit grammar and syntax. They will then translate sections from the Bhagavad Gita. Prereq: CLSC 305 or equivalent. Cross-listed as RLGN 309.
CLSC 311 ROME: CITY AND IMAGE (3)
This course explores the architectural and urban history of Rome from the Republican era to the eighteenth century using the city itself as the major "text." Emphasis will be placed on the extraordinary transformations of the city by powerful rulers and/or elites. Recommended preparation: at least one 200-level course in ANTH, ARTH, CLSC, ENGL, HSTY, or RLGN. Cross-listed as ARTH 311 and ARTH 411.
CLSC 312 WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD (3)
The course offers a chronological survey of women's lives in Greece, Hellenistic Egypt, and Rome. It focuses on primary sources as well as scholarly interpretations of the ancient record with a view to defining the construction of gender and sexuality according to the Greco-Roman model. Additionally, the course aims to demonstrate how various methodological approaches have yielded significant insights into our own perception of sex and gender. Specific topics include matriarchy and patriarchy; the antagonism between male and female in myth; the legal, social, economic, and political status of women; the ancient family; women's role in religion and cult; ancient theories of medicine regarding women; paederasty and homosexuality. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as WMST 312.
CLSC 314 LOVE POETRY FROM SAPPHO TO SHAKESPEARE (3)
Introduction to the love poetry of ancient Greece and Rome and its impact on the later European tradition in such poets as Petrarch, Chaucer, and Shakespeare. Readings will focus especially on questions of generic convention, audience expectation, and the social setting of love poetry in the different ages under consideration. No knowledge of the original languages required. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as WLIT 314.
CLSC 316 GREEK TRAGEDY IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION (3)
Students will read numerous Greek tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in modern English translations. An attempt will be made at understanding the plays as literature for performance. Cross-listed as WLIT 315 CLSC 416 and WLIT 416.
CLSC 328 GREEK SCULPTURE (3)
Greek sculpture from the Archaic period through the Hellenistic style; the development of specific types, and the uses of architectural sculpture. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as ARTH 328.
CLSC 332 ART & ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT ITALY (3)
The arts of the Italian peninsula from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., with emphasis on recent archaeological discoveries. Lectures deal with architecture, sculpture, painting, and the decorative arts; supplemented by gallery tours at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Cross-listed as ARTH 332.
CLSC 333 GREEK & ROMAN PAINTING (3)
Greek vase painting, Etruscan tomb painting and Roman wall painting. The development of monumental painting in antiquity. Lectures and discussion. Cross-listed as ARTH 333.
CLSC 334 ART & ARCHAEOLOGY OF GREECE (3)
A survey of the art and architecture of Greece from the beginning of the Bronze Age (3000 B.C.) to the Roman conquest (100 B.C.) with emphasis on recent archaeological discoveries. Lectures deal with architecture, sculpture, painting and the decorative arts, supplemented by gallery tours at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cross-listed as ARTH 334.
CLSC 395 DIRECTED READINGS (1-3)
Readings in English on a topic of interest to the student and acceptable to the instructor. Designed and completed under the supervision of the instructor with whom the student wishes to work. Prereq: Consent of department.
CLSC 416 GREEK TRAGEDY IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION (3)
Students will read numerous Greek tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in modern English translations. An attempt will be made at understanding the plays as literature for performance. Cross-listed as CLSC 316, WLIT 315 and WLIT 416.
CLSC 481 GRADUATE LEVEL SPECIAL STUDIES (1-6)
Subject matter varies according to need. Prereq: Consent of department.
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