Saturday, April 16, 2016

Assignment for Monday, 04-25-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, April 25, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate the following:
  • Martial, poems 23, 24, 25, and 26.
(2) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 8. We'll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I'll collect your sheets.

DC

Assignment for Friday, 04-22-16

Dear Satirists,

A friendly reminder that the sixth milestone of the semester project, the rough draft, is due by 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22.

Details on the semester project and all of our milestones are available on our Semester project page. As noted there, your rough draft should represent 50–60% of your finished paper and include an up-to-date (but unannotated) bibliography.

DC

Assignment for Wednesday, 04-20-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, April 20, we'll get high on Latin with the following:

(1) Read and translate Martial, poems 18 and 19.

(2) Read, in preparation for our fourth scholarship discussion, A. Barchiesi and A Cucciarelli (2005), "Satire and the Poet: The Body as Self-Referential Symbol" (distributed by email and 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, 04-18-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, April 18, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate the following:
  • Martial, poems 7, 11, 12, and 14.
(2) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 7. We'll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I'll collect your sheets.

DC

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Assignment for Wednesday, 04-13-16

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, April 13, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate the following poem 6 (a.k.a. 6.64) in our Martial text.

In class we'll finish with this poem after picking up with the leftovers from last class.

DC

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Assignment for Monday, 04-11-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, April 11, please do the following:

(1) Read G. B. Conte's chapter on Martial (previously distributed in class). Martial and his epigrams will be our focus for the rest of the semester. Do note anything that resonates with you, so we can discuss it in class.

(2) Read and translate the following poems in our Martial text. Make use of our new commentators, Watson and Watson, to help you through the more difficult passages. (Note, for example, their helpful summaries of each poem.)
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
NOTE: No scansion drill this week. (You're welcome.)

DC

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Assignment for Friday, 04-08-16

Dear Satirists,

A friendly reminder that the fifth milestone of the semester project, your annotated bibliography, is due by 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8.

Details on the semester project and all of our milestones are available on our Semester project page. As noted there, your annotated bibliography should list seven helpful secondary sources, each with two full paragraphs of annotations.

DC