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A street scene from an ancient comedy; mosaic in the Museo Nazionale,
Naples; photo by JMP
CLCV
382: Ancient Drama
Tues./Thurs.
afternoons; Torre di Babele
Instructor:
James M. Pfundstein, Ph.D.
Shatzel 222
Office Hours: by appointment.
Cell phone (in Italy): 334-8015143
e-mail: jmpfund@bgnet.bgsu.edu
web-page: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/JMP.html
Tufts University’s Perseus Project: Texts, translations, images, secondary sources for the study of the ancient world (especially ancient Greece)
Another great source for images (which can be searched by keyword) is VRoma:
The Ancient Library has a number of useful reference works (lapsed into the public domain):
Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology:
Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities:
Seyffert’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities:
Affiliated with the Ancient Library is the Theoi Project, a copiously illustrated and scholarly guide to Greek mythology.
Carlos Parada's Greek Mythology Link: Images and summaries
| In-class discussions; reaction
writing; quizzes |
40% |
| Midterm (Tues. June 3) |
30% |
| Final Examination (Thurs. June 19) |
30% |
| No makeups given due to absence without prior arrangement with the instructor. |
| No one can
pass the course without passing the final examination and turning in
all the reaction-pieces. |
| No incompletes issued except for pressing reasons and by prior arrangement with the instructor. |
| "'Mouse'
is a syllable. A syllable does not eat cheese. Therefore a mouse does
not eat cheese."--Seneca |
| The instructor reserves the right to recognize significant improvement (or decline) in student performance when awarding the final grade. |
| The maximum amount of extra credit which may count towards the final grade = 5% of the total course points. |
| The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor; changes will be announced in class and posted on-line. |
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