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bedlamsbard) wrote2010-06-29 02:43 pm
bedlamsbard) wrote2010-06-29 02:43 pm
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Am looking at classes to fill the slot I was going to have Latin 101/102 in the fall. Guys, this is the textbook list for Greek and Roman Magic (CLAS 4810):
Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, volume 1
Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World
Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman World
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
WHY AM I EVEN QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT I WANT TO TAKE THIS CLASS. The textbooks sound much more interesting than the ones for High Middle Ages (although that one includes the Song of Roland, which I do want to read, and if I take Greek and Roman Magic then four out of six classes are classics classes (the other two are MEMS classes, Shakespeare I and the Age of the Vikings), which isn't really an issue since one of my majors is Classical Studies). The other possible classes on the docket are High Middle Ages (HISA 3970), The Victorian Era (HISE 6380), and Beginning Greek (GREK 1010). I should take Greek, but I don't really want to, and then I'll be taking both Latin 102 and Greek 102 in the spring.
I'm kind of considering dropping a class so I can pick up High Middle Ages too -- if I did drop something, it would probably be Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town (CLAS 3190), although that one sounds really interesting! And useful!
Do not ask me how many textbooks I have for the five classes I'm signed up for. Y'all don't want to know.Thirty-two, for those wondering. Thirty-six if I take Greek and Roman Magic. Sometimes being a lib arts major sucks. Sadly, the class with the least books is Shakespeare, probably because you can buy all Shakespeare's works in one volume.
Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, volume 1
Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World
Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman World
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
WHY AM I EVEN QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT I WANT TO TAKE THIS CLASS. The textbooks sound much more interesting than the ones for High Middle Ages (although that one includes the Song of Roland, which I do want to read, and if I take Greek and Roman Magic then four out of six classes are classics classes (the other two are MEMS classes, Shakespeare I and the Age of the Vikings), which isn't really an issue since one of my majors is Classical Studies). The other possible classes on the docket are High Middle Ages (HISA 3970), The Victorian Era (HISE 6380), and Beginning Greek (GREK 1010). I should take Greek, but I don't really want to, and then I'll be taking both Latin 102 and Greek 102 in the spring.
I'm kind of considering dropping a class so I can pick up High Middle Ages too -- if I did drop something, it would probably be Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town (CLAS 3190), although that one sounds really interesting! And useful!
Do not ask me how many textbooks I have for the five classes I'm signed up for. Y'all don't want to know.
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I read Roland for my senior thesis. Frankly I'd suggest reading it on your own when you can take your time with it, it can be slow going.
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Book recommendation: Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure by Joseph Jay Deiss. It's a lively read as well as being really informative. There's an excerpt in one of my old posts here.
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