Concentration in Classical Literature and Philology

This concentration, focusing on Greek and Latin languages and literature, is the most frequently chosen Ph.D. program in the Field of Classics, and provides students with the opportunity to follow a traditional training in philology and textual criticism, to explore Classical literature in the light of modern literary critical methodology, or to do both. The Graduate Faculty offers seminars and other graduate-level courses, taught from a wide range of critical perspectives, on ancient authors from Homer to Boethius and on topics such as textual criticism, epigraphy, and Greek and Roman Religion, to name but a few. The Concentration is made up of the seven basic elements detailed above. More specifically, however, the minimum number of required courses (no. 4 under "Requirements for the Ph.D." above) is fourteen, with the following distribution:

• Twelve graduate (i.e., 400- and 600-level) Classics courses, in any combination.
• One advanced Latin or Greek Composition course.
• One historical or comparative grammar course.

The two major areas for purposes of the "A" Exam (no. 5) in this concentration must be Greek Literature and Latin Literature. Study in these two areas is centered upon the common reading list and the concentration reading list. The concentration reading list may be modified (through substitutions) to produce an individual list in consultation with the Special Committee. The third, or minor, area may be chosen from among the following: Ancient History, Ancient Philosophy, Classical Archaeology, Classical Myth, Classical Rhetoric, Greek and/or Latin or Indo-European Linguistics, Medieval Studies.