-- The idea of a seminar
-- Epic and Other Literary Genres
-- Who Was Ovid?
-- Website and requirements
-- Discussions: Overview
-- Reading poetry: Met. 1.1–4

-- The proem: Met. 1.1–4
-- Creation: Met. 1.5–25

-- Chaos to cosmos
-- Semester project overview
-- Sign up for research review

-- Creation: Met. 1.26–56

-- Poetry as creation
-- Hexameter practice (Met. 1.1–4)

-- The Birth of Man: Met. 1.57–88

-- Humankind in Ovid's cosmos
-- Quizzes: Overview
-- Quiz 1 posted

-- The Four Ages: Met. 1.89–124
-- Hexameter drill 1

-- The fall of humankind
-- Poetry as imitation
-- Hesiod, WD 1–201 (Ages of Mankind)

-- The Four Ages: Met. 1.125–162
-- Fantham 2004, Chapter 10

-- Discussion: Cail

-- Project: Topic/thesis (11:00 p.m.)

-- Lycaon: Met. 1.163–205
-- Hexameter drill 2

-- Jupiter the August

-- Lycaon: Met. 1.209–213; 218–243

-- Theodicy (divine justice)

-- Quiz 1 (11:00 p.m.)

-- Actaeon: Met. 3.155–205

-- Landscape and the gaze

-- The David H. Porter Classical World Lecture
-- Davis Auditorium, 6:00 p.m.
-- Andrea Eis on Penelope's Odyssey

-- Actaeon: Met. 3.206–255
-- Fantham 2004, chapter 2

-- Epic catalogs
-- Discussion: Heath

-- Arachne: Met. 6.37–52; 70–102
-- Hexameter drill 3

-- Art and artists

-- Arachne: Met. 6.103–145

-- Ekphrasis

-- Erysichthon: Met. 8.741–784
-- Hexameter drill 4

-- Ovidian deities

-- Erysichthon: Met. 8.799–808; 814–842; 875–878
-- Fantham 2004, chapter 4

-- Discussion: Taylor
-- Quiz 2 posted

-- No classes held

-- No classes held

-- Apollo & Daphne: Met. 1.452–473; 490–516
-- Hexameter drill 5

-- Pursuing women

-- Apollo & Daphne: Met. 1.525–567
-- Fantham 2004, chapter 6

-- Transforming women
-- Discussion: Smith

-- Quiz 2 (11:00 p.m.)

-- Pyramus & Thisbe: Met. 4.55–115

-- Ovid as love poet

-- Pyramus & Thisbe: Met. 4.115–166

-- Ovid as tragedian

-- Tereus, Procne, & Philomela: Met. 6.519–562
-- Hexameter drill 6

-- Reading Ovid's rapes

-- Tereus, Procne, & Philomela:  Met. 6.563–600
-- Fantham 2004, chapter 5

-- Discussion: Miller

-- Tereus, Procne, & Philomela: Met. 6.629–674
-- Hexameter drill 7

-- Roman violence
-- Sign up for Project rough draft meetings
-- Quiz 3 posted

-- Use this time to complete your Project rough drafts

-- Myrrha: Met. 10.298–310; 321–355
-- Hexameter drill 8

-- The pathos of love

-- Myrrha: Met. 10.368–388; 446–468
-- Fantham 2004, chapter 9

-- Discussion: Gross

-- Quiz 3 (11:00 p.m.)

-- Caesar: Met. 15.832–870
-- Epilogue: Met. 15.871–879

-- Ad mea tempora

-- Met. Readings in English (tr. Martin, 2004)
-- Proserpina (pp. 174–84)
-- Orpheus (pp. 341–4, 369–71)
-- Polyphemus (pp. 468–75)

-- Project presentations: Cail, Heath, Taylor

-- Met. Readings in English (tr. Martin, 2004)
-- Narcissus & Echo (pp. 104–11)
-- Daedalus-Icarus-Perdix (pp. 270–3)
-- Midas (pp. 372–7)