GRE 215 - Hellenistic Poetry

Instructor
Cheshire

Selected readings, primarily from the poetry of Apollonius Rhodius, Callimachus, and Theocritus, along with choice pieces of relevant scholarship. Special attention will be devoted to the development of new poetic forms and the role of the famous Library and Museum in Alexandria, Egypt.

Prerequisites & Notes
Students who have taken a GRE course beyond 201 should enroll in this course as LAT 344.