Ghost, Demons and Black Magic in Latin Literature
Online Course of Latin
The Lemuria was a festival of three days in which the Romans performed night rituals to appease the souls of the dead and free their own homes from evil spirits. Schola Humanistica has developed a new series of courses on the theme of ghosts, demons, shades and black magic. Each one-month course consists of reading and a series of discussions on ancient, medieval or modern literature. In doing so, course participants will have an opportunity to practice conversational Latin and the composition of Latin prose.
The texts will be presented in five videos of an hour each, made available at the convenience of the viewer for more one month and a half. We will also send you a printable packet with all the texts for the course.To facilitate group interaction, there will also be an option to participate in four live seminars with our instructors and course participants.
Each meeting will center on one of the themes for the course and will furnish you with an opportunity to converse with other participants and interact with them, even if virtually.In addition, optional exercises designed to refine conversational capacity with the language will be provided.
I. MOSTELLARIA
The return of Theopropides the old man to Athens sets off a humorous succession of pranks and counter pranks designed to convince him that his house is haunted.The Mollestaria, one of Plautus’s more enjoyable comedies, helps the reader to not only deeply appreciate this playwright, but to also enrich their command of Latin vocabulary, especially as it pertains to architecture, nighttime diversions, and ghosts.
COLLOQUIA
| Schedule | Topic |
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Wednesday, December 8th , 2021 17:00-18:15 CET
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How to describe a house
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| Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 17:00-18:15 CET |
The Spirits of the Dead
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| Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 17:00-18:15 CET | Bankers and Moneylenders |
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Wednesday, December 29th, 17:00-18:15 CET
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A Licentious Life
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SCHOLAE
| Video | Topic |
| Schola prima |
A Licentious Youth (Act I)
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| Schola altera |
A Haunted House (Act II)
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| Schola tertia |
Buying a house in Athens (Act III)
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| Schola quarta |
The Prank in Waiting (Act IV)
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| Schola quinta |
Torture and Forgiveness (Act V)
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Registration deadline:
December 7th, 2021
