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LATN 332 - Latin Epistolography


Fall (3) Prerequisite(s): LATN 202  or equivalent. (ALV)

Readings in the original Latin of letters written in antiquity, some of them actual correspondance between individuals, others literary exercises.  The authors studied may include Cicero, Seneca, Pliny, Augustine, and others.   In addition to matters of style, genre, and language, the historical, cultural, and political contexts of the letters will be examined.