Thursday, July 24: EPIC III: Roman Epics & Pastoral

Summary of the the story between the assigned excerpts and a biography of Virgil

Required Readings: Vergil Eclogue IV (HO); Knox 643 – 653* (“And desire for him gave her no rest”); 661* (“Alighting tiptoe”) – 666* (“And went back to the fleet”); 674* (“At this with an old woman’s eagerness”) – 685; 688 – 690* (“Their crimes had taken, or their punishments”); Aeneid XII.1069-1298 (HO); Selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book I: Knox 755 – 766

* = selection begins/ends in middle of passage, first/last line given in parentheses

Optional Readings: The Sack of Troy: Aeneid: II.1-80, 273-420, 730-825, 937-1046

Presentation: Shelley, Final Chorus From the "Hellas" (Kate & Lauren)

Excursion - Images and Echoes: A Visit to the RISD Museum