Lucan's Bellum Civile

Undergraduate / Graduate

The goal of this course is threefold: 1. To read through some 1500 lines of Lucan's epic on the war between Caesar and Pompey in Latin; 2. To read all of the epic in English; 3. To explore and discuss the critical responses to this work in the 20th century, including literary, philosophical, and psychological frameworks. Online Materials: Bibliography at http://www.let.kun.nl/V.Hunink/documents/lucanbciii biblio-graphy.html. Full Latin text at http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ lucan.html.