Latin (re-)discovered (LAT 06)

  • Day and time: Monday 10:00 - 11:00
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks), Summer (5 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 8
  • Start date: 07 October 2024
  • Description:

    We will be continuing our reading from some of the great texts of classical Roman literature, both verse and prose. Last year we have read from Virgil, Ovid, Plautus and Pliny. Planned future reading includes one of Juvenal's mordant Satires, extracts from Livy's History of Ancient Rome, Ovid's Metamorphoses and more. We usually take turns to read and translate, but it's not compulsory - just join in the discussion if you prefer. Texts and translations are provided. You should have Latin to A level standard (or above), to get the best from our reading.

  • Format: Course or activity without teaching
  • Level: Level: A Level onwards

  • Tutor: Alec ('Tom) Dyson
  • Tom read Classics at school and Cambridge. In retirement he has much enjoyed re-visiting and sharing the authors of Ancient Greece and Rome, and their world.


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