Classical Comedy & Satire
Requirement: UCLR 100 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later. No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in the Department of English, Department of Classical Studies, or Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
In this course, students engage with great literary works of the ancient world that combine social criticism with humor.
Outcomes: Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of such authors as Aristophanes, Menander, Terence, and Petronius, and their works, including the components of plot, characters and themes in the main works of ancient comedy and satire; as well as understanding of the historical, social and cultural conditions implicated with each work.
In this course, students engage with great literary works of the ancient world that combine social criticism with humor.
Outcomes: Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of such authors as Aristophanes, Menander, Terence, and Petronius, and their works, including the components of plot, characters and themes in the main works of ancient comedy and satire; as well as understanding of the historical, social and cultural conditions implicated with each work.