Fulbright College of Arts
and Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fall, 2006.
Course Syllabus
Latin 2003: Petronius Satyricon
Magister D. B. Levine
WELCOME TO THIRD-SEMESTER LATIN AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS!
You have made a good choice by signing up for this class.
Latin helps you to learn other languages, to think logically, and to understand
grammatical principles. It is the key to understanding Roman culture, and
is part of the traditional classical curriculum upon which the western world
has based education for over a thousand years. It is a language of history,
of lyric, epic, and philosophy. It is a language of comedy, tragedy, rhetoric,
and satire; of the novel and the epitaph, the epistle, the fable and the
Church. Latin helped to unite the ancient world, to bring civilization through
the Dark Ages, to spread the ideas of the Renaissance. It is the language
of the Law; it is the language of Medicine and the Sciences; it is the language
of the intellectual.
Latin is fundamental. You will be glad to
know it.
This course will concentrate on reading in Latin selections of the
Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, on reading the entire work in
English, and learning about its cultural context.
The prerequisite for this class is second-semester Latin (LATN1013)
or equivalent (completion of LATN 3063 with a grade of C or better). Students
without this pre-requisite should not take this course.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
1) Petronius, Selections from the Satyricon. ed. G. Lawall, 1995
edition.
2) Petronius, Satyricon, trans. Sarah Ruden (Hackett).
3) A Latin-English Lexicon. I suggest Cassell’s.
SPECIFIC GOALS: This course will
introduce you to Latin prose by way of the Satyricon, a first-century
work that defies simple genre definitions. One primary goal of the course
is to solidify your knowledge of Latin grammar and vocabulary; another is
to familiarize you with everyday Roman life during the age of Nero. The
Satyricon is filled with information about this: what Romans wore
and ate, houses and decoration, how they smelled. It is also a commentary
on the political situation of the early Roman empire. We will read, discuss,
and TAKE QUIZZES over the whole work in translation–there’s lots of gripping
and fascinating material that we will not get to read in Latin.
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS: Knowledge of
Latin grammar and vocabulary will continue to benefit your ability to read
and write English. It will also help you tremendously if you wish to learn
a Romance language like French, Italian, or Spanish. Equally important,
the Satyricon provides historical perspective on many contemporary
issues–the debate over art vs. pornography, the role of spectacle and conspicuous
consumption, “gay” vs. “straight” sexuality, cuisine
as social discourse…. What would Martha Stewart make of Trimalchio?
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
If you are registered with the Center for Students with Disabilities
(http://www.uark.edu/ua/csd/)
for the purpose of accommodation, please inform the professor before the
semester begins, or in the first week of class, and bring all relevant paperwork
to his office in a timely fashion.
HOMEWORK and STUDY HINTS
In order to help students stay “caught up,” the Magister
will assign daily reading as homework for almost every class. Please do
not write out translations of the Latin you read. Please do not write translation
aids in your textbooks. Do your best to read the sentences and make sense
of the grammar without these aids.
1. Read the sentence aloud in Latin.
2. Read it again, trying to ascertain the grammatical structure
of the sentence (subject, verb, object, participles, prepositional phrases,
etc.)
3. Look up words you do not know. Write down the definitions of
the words, and note their forms.
4. Read the sentence again, putting grammar and vocabulary together
to make a literal meaning.
Try to do your homework somewhere where you can read aloud. Learning
a foreign language requires you to hear the sounds the words make. It is
always a good idea to look at upcoming assignments and see what the homework
will be, so you can be prepared and plan your time wisely. You might even
want to work ahead.
EXAMINATIONS
Students will take a two hour examinations and a final examination. These
examinations will consist mostly of translation from Latin into English,
from seen and unseen passages of Petronius, with grammar questions. The
best way to prepare for these examinations is to translate from Latin to
English for every class, to complete all homework assignments, and concntrate
on remembering vocabulary and grammar.
QUIZZES
Frequent in-class Quizzes will assess student progress. The Quizzes will
come mostly from the assigned homework, text readings, grammar explanations
and vocabulary. These quizzes will assess how well students are learning
to translate, how well they are learning new vocabulary, and how well they
understand grammatical principles. The quizzes will be short. Students who
miss class will not be allowed to make up the quizzes, but at the end of
the semester, the Magister will drop the three lowest quiz grades
and the lowest three participation grades (total of six).
PARTICIPATION
The professor will assess each student’s preparation in every class meeting.
If a student is absent, the participation grade is 0. If the student is
present and very well prepared, the grade is 95. If the student is present
and less prepared, but shows good work, the grade is 85. If the student
shows mediocre preparation, the grade is 75. Poor preparation earns 65.
Students who come to class unprepared earn a grade of 50. The professor
will inform students of their participation grades at least three times
during the semester.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Cheating is NEFAS. Be honest. Students will do their own
work. It is O.K. to study together, but the product of student work must
be individual. Do not give your homework assignments to another student
to copy. Do not ask for someone else’s work so that you can copy it. Do
not look at another student’s work during quizzes or examinations. Students
who copy others’ work will suffer grade sanction. The professor will report
all students involved in incidents of academic dishonesty to the Office
of Student Affairs. If you are not sure what academic dishonesty is all
about, please check with the Office of Community Standards and Student Ethics
(http://www.uark.edu/ua/ethics/).
The professor will report all students involved in incidents of academic
dishonesty to this office.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
Students may make up work missed if they cannot come to class because
of inclement weather. If the University is open, we will hold scheduled
classes. Please do not call to find out if we will hold class; if the University
is open, class will go on.
CONTACTING THE PROFESSOR
Daniel B. Levine, Professor: Classical Studies dlevine@uark.edu
My office hours are MWF 2:30-3:20and by appointment, in
Kimpel Hall 502.
I am happy to talk about Latin, Greek, and Classical Studies. In addition,
I am the Classical Studies Advisor, and will also be glad to discuss the
major and minor in Classical Studies at the University of Arkansas. I want
to be available whenever you need me. My office telephone is 479-575-2951,
and my home number is 521-3294 (only before 9:00 PM, please). Other ways
to reach me: FAX: 575-6795. My mailbox is in Kimpel Hall 425, Foreign Languages
Department. Feel free to leave messages there.
MY JOB/YOUR JOB
My job is to help you to learn Latin, but you will only accomplish
this if, in addition to coming to every class, you work hard, and ask good,
serious, and specific questions. Give your studies the time they need; it
is a worthwhile investment.
GRADES
Grades will be calculated as follows: Preparation/ Participation: 25%
; Quiz Grades: 20%; Test Grades: 20%; The Final: 25%. Secret
Word Presentations: 10%. Students will come to class prepared. This
is the only way to learn Latin and succeed in this course. Students who
do not come to class will get a zero for class participation for each class
missed. The grading scale is as follows: A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69%.
When we play THE LATIN GAME, the scores will
count towards the student participation grade.
ASSIGNMENTS
PLEASE READ THE LIFE OF NERO BY SUETONIUS, WHICH YOU
CAN ACCESS HERE.
PLEASE ALSO BEGIN THE LATIN GRAMMAR REVIEW BY READING
THE GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS AND COMPLETING THE EXERCISES YOU WILL FIND HERE.
NB: This is a tentative schedule! Check the website for changes!
Week 1
August 21 Monday: Prepare for Class by looking at the
On-Line Review Exercises. Introduction and Review. Homework: Memorize
“The Assumed Vocabulary,” p. ix-xiv.
August 23 Wednesday: More Review. On-Line
Review Exercises. Begin to read Suetonius
Life of Nero. Read Study
Questions for Life of Nero.
August 25 Friday: Review. On-Line Review
Exercises Practice with page 3 in Lawall’s Petronius . Homework:
Translate pages 3 and 5. Continue to read Suetonius
Life of Nero.
Week 2
August 28 Monday: On-Line Review Exercises.
Go over Petronius pages 3 and 5. Homework: translate 7-9.
August 30 Wednesday: Continue to read Suetonius
Life of Nero. Homework: Review pages 3-9.
September 01 Friday: Latin Quiz over Petronius Satyricon pages 3-9.
Week 3
September 04 Monday – Labor Day Holiday. No class. Read English translation
of Satyricon by Sarah Ruden, pages 1-17, 129-138 (Introducting
Encolpius, Ascyltos, and Giton; Quartilla’s Orgy; Who Was Petronius Anyway?
What Happened to the Text of the Satyricon?) BE
SURE TO READ THE STUDY QUESTIONS THAT GO WITH THIS READING. CLICK HERE TO
SEE THEM.
September 06 Wednesday: Quiz over Suetonius
Life of Nero At least five (5) of the Study
Questions will be included, and a secret word. Homework: pages 11-13.
September 8 Friday: Go over pages 11-13 text.
Week 4
September 11 Monday: LATIN GAME. Homework:
Read pages 15-17, and Prepare for quiz on the first readings in Ruden, which
you read over Labor Day Weekend. The quiz will come from the Study
Questions.
September 13 Wednesday: Quiz: Ruden Assignment 1. Go over pages 15-17.
Homework: pages 19-25.
September 15 Friday: Go over pages 19-25. Homework: pages 27-29. Read
in English Ruden pages 18-39 (section 54) and 139-143, and read the STUDY QUESTIONS on these sections.
Week 5
September 18 Monday: Go over pages 27-29. Homework: pages 31-33. Prepare
for Quiz on Ruden, which will come from the STUDY
QUESTIONS .
September 20 Wednesday: Go over pages 31-33; Quiz:
Ruden English readings pages 18-39 and 139-143 (from the STUDY
QUESTIONS ) Homework for Friday: pages 35-37.
September 22 Friday: Go over pages 35-37. Homework for Monday: pages
39-43.
Week 6
September 25 Monday:Go over pages 39-43; Homework for Wednesday: pages
45-49.
September 27 Wednesday: Go over pages 45-49. Homework: Review for Test
One.
September 29 Friday: TEST ONE: (Pages 3-49). Homework: Read Ruden
English: 39.55-68.87 and 144-149. Review
Study Questions on same.
Week 7
October 02 Monday (Yom Kippur; no class) Homework: Study
Ruden Questions and read Latin 51-53.
October 04. Wednesday Latin pages 51-53; Quiz:
English: 39.55-68.87 and 144-149. Homework: Latin 55-61.
October 06 Friday Latin pages 55-61 Homework: Latin 63-65
Week 8
October 09 Monday: Latin pages 63-65 Homework. Study
Ruden Questions p.68.88-p.93, p. 150-162. Read Latin 67-71.
October 11 Wednesday: Latin 67-71. Homework. Study
Ruden Questions p.68.88-p.93, p. 150-162, and Latin 73-75.
October 13 Friday: Latin 73-75 and Quiz:
Ruden p.68.88-p.93, p. 150-162. Homework: Latin p. 111-115; Trimalchio’s
Joke.
Week 9
October 16 Monday: 12:30 LATIN GAME. 3:30
DR. DAUGHERTY’S CLEOPATRA SLIDE SHOW IN WCOB 240. ALL
ARE WELCOME!
AND COME TO THE EVENING LECTURE: DOWN AND
OUT IN THE ROMAN WORLD: 7:00 IN GIFFELS AUDITORIUM.
HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY: Latin pp. 111-115.
Trimalchio’s Joke . Study for English Quizlet from Ruden. pages 94 -
108 (sec. 124) and pages 163-172. Questions for review: click
here.
October 18 Wednesday: go over 111-115. Homework: Latin 117-121. Study
for English Quizlet from Ruden. pages 94 – 108 (sec. 124) and pages 163-172.
Questions for review: click here.
October 20 Friday: Go over 117-121. Homework: Latin 123-125 and Study
for English Quizlet from Ruden. pages 94 – 108 (sec. 124) and pages 163-172.
Questions for review: click here.
Week 10
October 23 Monday: Go over 123-125. Quizlet
on Ruden pages 94 – 108 (sec. 124) and pages 163-172. Questions
for review: click here. HOMEWORK:
Ghost Stories — Latin 127-131.
October 25 Wednesday: Go over Latin 127-131. Homework: Latin 133-137.
October 27 Friday: Go over Latin 133-137. Homework Latin 139-143.
Week 11
October 30 Monday: Go over Latin 139-143. Homework: Latin 145-149.
November 01 Wednesday: Go over Latin 145-149.
November 03 Friday TEST TWO
Week 12
November 06 Monday: Latin 149-153.
November 08 Wednesday: Study for Quiz on Ruden text, pages 108-127 and
173-190. Look at Study Questions
at this link. Latin: 153-157.
November 10 Friday: Study for
Quiz on Ruden text, pages 108-127 and 173-190. Look at Study Questions at
this link. Latin: 159-161.
Week 13
November 13 Monday: Quizlet on Ruden
text, pages 108-127 and 173-190. Look
at Study Questions at this link. Latin: Matron of Ephesos: 207-209.
November 15 Wednesday: Latin: 211-213.
November 17 Friday: Latin: 215-219.
Week 14
November 20 Monday: Latin 221-225.
November 22 Wednesday – Fall Break. No class
November 24 Friday – No Class. Thanksgiving Holiday.
Week 15
November 27 Monday: Latin: Death of Lichas 227-231
November 29 Wednesday: Latin: 233
December 01 Friday: Eating Human Flesh for Money 235-239
Week 16
December 04 Monday: Review
FINAL EXAMINATION: MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2006 7:30AM-9:30
AM. KIMPEL HALL ROOM 314.
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