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Learning to love Latin Poetry


Tutor Dr. Michael Baker
Day and Time Tuesday 10.00-11.30
Dates Feb 16- Nov 30
Venue City Library, Group Study Room
Course Description

The course aims to help people understand and love some of the best of Latin poetry in the original language (without having to master all that grammar). The poets will include Lucretius, and then some medieval Latin lyricists, or other poets as desired by the class.  Texts will be provided.

This is a continuing class but open to new members with some recent study of Latin. 

Cost Texts will be provided. Reimbursement of photocopy costs may be required.
Prerequisites The poems will be in Latin, and a little recollection of school Latin would be helpful
Number of places 12