This course will pose the following problem about the study of ancient Greece and Rome. Given that the ancients had no clearly marked category for "classical" or "classicism," is their past rightly labelled "classical"? Subsequent attempts to grasp the meaning of "classicism" down to this day rarely agree with one another. The course will set out to trace the emergence and history of this fascinating problem through a wide sampling of literature, readings, and visual art.
Lecture: Monday 11-12