Interested in Classics? Want to read the Great Books from Classical Antiquity? Are you interested in Learning Latin?
And Mythology, and the Origin of Customs, Values, and Ideas from the Great Melting Pot of the Multicultural World of Classical Antiquity?
If these ideas are appealing to you, you may want to consider a New Program in Classical Studies offered through the Division of Lifelong Learning.
The classical period in Western history, defined as the period from the Bronze Age to the fail of the Roman Empire in the fifth century CE, comprises the roots of modern society. In order to understand where we are and where we are going, it is necessary to know where we have been. European and American literature, philosophy, law, religion, politics, language, and art have all been directly or indirectly formed in reaction to Classical culture. By examination and study of classical civilization, the student will develop a sense of how the ancients responded to the universal questions of human experience. Through an implicit comparison of the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome to our own, the student will also come to have a fuller understanding of the humanist and cultural impulses which have formed and which continue to form our own experience.
This program is available through the Division of Lifelong Learning, Continuing Education/Summer Session. Courses will be available through a combination of distance education and evening or weekend on-site courses at the University of Maine. For more information, please contact:
Kristina Passman,
Coordinator of Classical Studies Program
Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures
Department of Modern Languages and Classics,
(207) 581-2073
Passman@maine.edu
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