Master's in the Teaching of Latin Reading List

The following list specifies the required readings and options for the M.A. in the Teaching of Latin. Students are expected to consult with an appropriate faculty advisor—who will become the chair of the examination committee—and personalize a reading list that will form the basis of their written examination. Students should finalize their list and share it with the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies by the end of their second semester. In studying for the exam, students should refer to the Latin PhD reading list for advice on commentaries for each of the texts they choose.

Latin Readings
Lyric, Elegy, EpigramCatullus: 1000 lines
Horace: 1000 lines
Ovid: 500 lines
Propertius and Tibullus: 1000 lines
Martial: 200 lines
Epic7 books (must include one each by Lucretius
and Ovid and four by Virgil)
DramaTragedy: 1 play
Comedy: 3 plays (must include one each by Plautus and Terence)
Other PoetrySatire: 1000 lines (must include one each by Horace and Juvenal)
Virgil, Eclogues and Georgics: 1000 lines (must include one whole Eclogue and Georgic)
Other Poetry: 500 lines
Classical ProseAt least OCT 50 pages each by: Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Sallust, Suetonius, Tacitus
Letters: 50 pages
Other Prose80 OCT pages
Later Latin60 OCT pages of prose and/or poetry after 193 A.D.