Courses

The art and architecture of the Roman Empire, from the pre-Roman Etruscan civilization in the 500s B.C. to the rise of Late Antiquity after the reign of Constantine the Great. Focus is on the major developments of Roman culture, including portraiture, historical relief, luxury objects, architecture, and engineering projects. Exploration of fashions and trends set in the Imperial city of Rome, as well as the development and interpretation of these trends in the Roman provinces.

Designed for students who wish to secure an overview of the life of ancient Rome and its civilization. Knowledge of Latin not necessary.

The origins and development of the first pan-European art of the Middle Ages from the tenth through the twelfth centuries. The major expressions of Romanesque painting, sculpture, manuscripts, and architecture in France, England, Germany, and Spain are analyzed in detail.

Selections from Catullus and other Roman poets, with special attention to idiom, vocabulary, and style of Roman poetic tradition.

Selections from Latin prose, with special attention to syntax, idiom, and cultural context, to improve skills in reading and understanding.

A study of the cultural revolution that took place throughout Europe during the early nineteenth century, setting a dominant pattern in the literature and culture for the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century.

A study of the German romantic tradition. Reading of the works of such authors as Novalis, Eichendorff, Brentano, E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Heine.

A preparatory course in rudiments designed for laypeople. Covers notation, rhythm, scales and keys, formation of intervals and triads, and ear training.

Rudiments Of Music II

The history and culture of Russian Jews from the end of the nineteenth century in the Tsarist Empire to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.