Earlier Works of Virgil
This course centers on Vergil's Eclogues and/or Georgics. It examines the genre(s) of bucolic and/or didactic poetry, focusing on Vergil's developing technique, especially his commitment to Alexandrian and Neoteric principles. It will explore how these poems respond to the uncertainty of the political moment and emergence of Imperial rule.
Outcomes: Students should demonstrate detailed understanding of Vergil and his early poems; They should engage critically with scholarship concerned with Vergil's social, cultural, and literary contexts and influences.
Outcomes: Students should demonstrate detailed understanding of Vergil and his early poems; They should engage critically with scholarship concerned with Vergil's social, cultural, and literary contexts and influences.