CLASSIC 137
Ancient Lives: Art of Biography
Description: Lecture, three hours. Study of origins, development, and practice of writing lives (i.e., biography) represented in cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Readings include examples from Greek and Roman lives of Plutarch and lives of Roman Emperors (Caesars) by Suetonius. Comparisons with modern biographical traditions in literature and film. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2022 - I took this class a few years ago but this was one of the best classes I took at UCLA. I took this class for fun, my major wasn't classics or history and I had never read the Ancient Greek and Roman biographers beforehand (or even heard of them) but wow, this class's readings blew me away. We read a selection of biographies by Plutarch, Suetonius, Tacitus, and the Greek Alexander Romance if I am remembering correctly. I didn't attend many lectures but I still did relatively well in the class. We had 2 essays and 2 blue book exams which were passage identification. I'm graduating next quarter but I look back to this class as the one which has stuck with me the most from my time at UCLA.
Winter 2022 - I took this class a few years ago but this was one of the best classes I took at UCLA. I took this class for fun, my major wasn't classics or history and I had never read the Ancient Greek and Roman biographers beforehand (or even heard of them) but wow, this class's readings blew me away. We read a selection of biographies by Plutarch, Suetonius, Tacitus, and the Greek Alexander Romance if I am remembering correctly. I didn't attend many lectures but I still did relatively well in the class. We had 2 essays and 2 blue book exams which were passage identification. I'm graduating next quarter but I look back to this class as the one which has stuck with me the most from my time at UCLA.
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