Latin IV Honors
In this course, students read a range of poetry and prose, covering the period of the Late Republic through the Augustan era and into the early Empire. Recent authors studied have included: Lucretius, Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and St. Augustine. Cultural and historical themes surrounding selected texts, as well as their place within the Western canon, are considered. Students work to solidify their grasp of advanced grammar, thereby learning to read Latin texts with greater confidence and appreciation.