Translatio: Translating and Adapting Greek and Roman Classics in Theory and Practice

This course analyzes translations of Greek and Latin texts through the lens of translation and adaptation studies. Starting with the theory and practice of translating ancient Greek authors in Rome, we proceed to consider modern translations and adaptations of ancient Greek and Roman texts and to theorize the activity of translation as a distinctive way of knowing and receiving literature. Individual seminars focus on the translation of Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid, as well as classical adaptation in contemporary works by Rita Dove, Anne Carson, Ocean Vuong, and Kae Tempest.