Topic: The Roman Novel
| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10:00am-11:15am | TuTh | Candler Library 222A | Slater, Niall. | 4 | 2119 | TBA. |
The fragmentary Satirica (or Satiricon) of Petronius Arbiter may be the earliest surviving novel in the western tradition---and a comic masterpiece. Apuleius of Madaura wrote The Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass, a first person narrative of a man who magically but accidentally transforms himself into an ass. Together these two texts constitute "the Roman novel" as it has survived to us. While a fundamental goal of the course is mastery of both authors' style and idiom, we will also consider such issues as the novel’s incorporation of folk tale, subliterary language, and parody, as well as the role of each novel both in its own period and as later “subversive” classics.
Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources
- Apuleius: The Metamorphoses, Book 1 (Bolchazy Carducci).
- Apuleius : The Golden Ass (Indiana).
- Apuleius Metamorphoses: Book III (Bryn Mawr).
- Satyricon: Petronius Arbiter (Hackett).
- The Satiricon (rev. ed., Appleton Century or Irvington).
Grading
| Assignment/Exam | Details | % of Total Grade |
|---|---|---|
| translation, oral reports, tests, a short paper, and a final examination |
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