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| Classics | |
| CLAS 2020 | Roman Civilization (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Studies Roman history, literature, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CLAS 2040 | Greek Mythology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces major themes of Greek mythological thought; surveys myths about the olympic pantheon and the legends of the heroes. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| CLAS 3040 | Women and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome (3) |
| This course focuses on women's roles and lives in Ancient Greece and Rome. Students are introduced to the primary material (textual and material) on women in antiquity and to current debates about it. Subjects addressed will include sexual stereotypes and ideals, power-relations of gender, familial roles, social and economic status, social and political history, visual art, medical theory, and religion. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| French in Translation | |
| FRTR 2510 | Topics in Medieval Literature (3) |
| An introduction to the culture of the High Middle Ages in France. Topics vary and may include love literature, family relations, war, and science and religion. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2013 | |
| Italian in Translation | |
| ITTR 3215 | Dante's Italy (3) |
| This course investigates Italian history and culture through the prism of Dante Alighieri's Comedy, one of the most important works in European literature. The three canticles of the Comedy offer a meditation on the social and political life of the Italian city-states, a critique of contemporary Christianity, and a commentary on art and literature at the end of the Middle Ages. | |
| Japanese in Translation | |
| JPTR 3020 | Survey of Modern Japanese Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This is an introductory course to Japanese literary traditions from the late 19th century to the present. By reading a broad range of writings including political accounts, fictional narratives and poetic prose, the course examines how a variety of writing practices contributed to the production of modern Japanese literature. No knowledge of Japanese is required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| JPTR 5020 | Survey of Modern Japanese Literature (3) |
| This is an introductory course to Japanese literary traditions from the late 19th century to the present. By reading a broad range of writings including political accounts, fictional narratives and poetic prose, the course examines how a variety of writing practices contributed to the production of modern Japanese literature. No knowledge of Japanese is required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| Russian in Translation | |
| RUTR 2730 | Dostoevsky (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Studies the major works of Dostoevsky. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| RUTR 3360 | Twentieth Century Russian Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course surveys Russian literature (prose and poetry) of the twentieth century. Readings include works by Soviet and émigré writers. All works are read in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| Slavic in Translation | |
| SLTR 3300 | Facing Evil in the Twentieth Century: Humanity in Extremis (3) |
| The 20th century will most likely remain one of the most puzzling periods in human history, in which amazing progress was coupled with unprecedented barbarity of modern totalitarian regimes. The course helps students untangle this paradox by exploring a series of memoirs by survivors and perpetrators, as well as scholarly essays, films, and other cultural statements. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013 | |