CL 310 ● Skidmore College ● Spring 2020
From the “Scotland’s Islands” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsR2Xy-HGPk. The adventure begins at the 5:20 mark — with several shots of my dear spouse in red, too.
Moral 1: Travel is ripe for satire.
Moral 2: Don’t travel with me.
DC
As promised, a definitive guide to this act of readying the (masculine) self for life’s challenges, courtesy of The Art of Manliness website:
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/
DC
Dear Satirists,
For Wednesday, February 19, please do the following:
(1) Read and translate the following:
(2) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 3. We’ll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I’ll collect your sheets.
Dear Satirists,
For Friday, February 14, please do the following:
(1) Read and translate the following:
(2) Review Frances Muecke’s essay on Ennius and Lucilius in preparation for today’s discussion. Pay particular attention to the pages relevant to your question.
DC
Dear Satirists,
For Wednesday, February 12, please do the following:
(1) Read and translate the following:
We’re going to move from Horace’s thoughts on genre in Satire 1.4 to his “epic” journey to Brundisum in Satire 1.5.
(2) Download, print, and fill in scansion drill 2. We’ll spend a few minutes discussing any trouble spots, and then I’ll collect your sheets.
