Medieval Latin

3 units

This class is a survey of Latin literature from late antiquity (4th-6th centuries) to the late Middle Ages (13th century). We will read selections from Latin prose and poetry by both male and female authors of this period, including excerpts from the Historia Ecclesiastica of the Anglo-Saxon scholar Bede (the Venerable). Class-time will center on translation of the readings and discussion of the texts. All students should have access to a good Latin dictionary (the large edition of Lewis and Short is recommended; the large Oxford Latin Dictionary is not) and a Latin grammar.