Assignment for Wednesday, 04-06-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, April 6, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate Juvenal, Satire 3.286–322.

(2) Read, in preparation for our fourth scholarship discussion, E. Moodie (2014), "Umbricius' Farewell Tour" (distributed in class). Take notes on and/or highlight ideas and statements that seem interesting or relevant in light of the work we've done to date.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 04-04-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, March 4, please do the following:

(1) Navigate over to our Quizzes page, and review or read the following sections:

• Introduction;
• Format; and
• Guidelines for Quiz 2 (due April 15).

 We'll spend some time addressing any questions you might have.

(2) Read and translate the following:

• Juvenal, Satires 3.171–214.

As before, consult a translation in order to fill in the gap between this assignment and the previous.

(3) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 6. We'll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I'll collect your sheets.

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 03-30-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, March 30, please read and translate

• Juvenal, Satire 3.41–80 and 100–108.

Since we're starting to skip around in the poem, you should consult a translation in order to fill in the gaps. Knowing the major topics of the poem will also be helpful, since our next scholarship discussion will focus exclusively on Satire 3.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 03-28-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, March 28, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate the following:

• Juvenal, Satire 3.1–40.

The poem will be too long to read in its entirety, but we'll get through a good third of it when all is said and done.

(2) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 5. We'll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I'll collect your sheets.

(2a) If you want some additional perspective on the bucolic diaeresis, beyond what we've discussed in class, consult the following section of the Hexametrica site:

• Scansion >>> Divisions.

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 03-23-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, March 23, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate Juvenal, Satire 1.132–71.

(2) Read, in preparation for our third scholarship discussion, C. Connors (2005), "Epic Allusion in Roman Satire" (to distributed in class). Take notes on and/or highlight ideas and statements that seem interesting or relevant in light of the work we've done to date.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 03-21-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, March 21, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate

•  Juvenal, Satire 1.81–131.

NOTE: No scansion drill this week. (You're welcome.)

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 03-09-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, March 9, please read and translate

• Juvenal, Satire 1.30–80.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 03-07-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, March 7, please do the following:

(1) Read G. B. Conte on Juvenal, who'll be our exemplar of imperial satire. (I'll distribute the chapter in class.) Because Conte lumps Juvenal together with his near-contemporary, Persius, you may wish to read only pages 467–8 (general context) and 474–80 (Juvenal's life and career). Do note anything that resonates with you, so we can discuss it in class.

(2) Read and translate Juvenal, Satire 1.1–30 (that is, his first Satire, lines 1 to 30). Make use of our new commentators, Rudd and Courtney, to help you through the more difficult passages. We'll be reading poem 1 in its entirety over the next four classes.

NOTE: No scansion drill this week. (You're welcome.)

DC