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Catullus & Horace

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Tu 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W04-0141 3 $2722 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
Tu 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W04-0141
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2722 (guest students)

Description

In this course students will read extensively from the lyric poetry of Catullus and Horace, with particular attention to developing their reading fluency and familiarity with poetic language. The class will also consider modern scholarship on such topics as: ancient verse collections; allusion to and the influence of Greek and Roman predecessors; lyric, elegiac, and dactylic meters; and themes such as love, friendship, invective, social mores, and patriotism.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W04-0141

Enrolled / Capacity

9 / 10

Status

Closed

Instructor

Peter Barrios-Lech

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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