Infusing Theory into the Undergraduate Classics Curriculum: Examples from Haverford College's Senior Seminar, Translation and Transformation, and History of Literary Theory

Authors

Robert Germany, Haverford College
Bret Mulligan, Haverford CollegeFollow
Deborah H. Roberts, Haverford CollegeFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Role

Author

Standard Number

0009-8418

Journal Title

Classical World

Volume

108

Issue

2

First Page

221

Last Page

242

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

This article describes three courses at Haverford College in which theory is the object of attention: Translation and Transformation: Theory and Practice; History of Literary Theory: Plato to Shelley; and Senior Seminar. In the last of these, students survey a range of theoretical approaches in relation to classical literature and are thus encouraged to develop senior theses that are more sophisticated in their awareness and use of method. The theoretical focus of all three courses allows students to appreciate the capacities and limitations of theory for the critical analysis of texts and cultures.

Repository Citation

Germany, R; Mulligan, B; Roberts, DH. 2015. "Infusing Theory into the Undergraduate Classics Curriculum: Examples from Haverford College's Senior Seminar, Translation and Transformation, and History of Literary Theory" Classical World 108 (2):221-242.