CLA 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eclogue 4, Aeneid, Tabula Rasa
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Sanguinary (sang-gwin-air-ee): having to do with blood. Dissected: to cut something up ( di =up & sect =cut) Disinterested: no financial business in something, nothing to gain. Interest: interest in a business sense, have something to gain. Sine die (sigh-nee die-ee, si ne dee ay) In english = to the point of making one ill. The printing press + renaissance authors such as shakespeare. Friday"s quiz: sound/shape(3)/name of letter in english/forms. Latin (and greek & hebrew) in american education. The languages & history of classical antiquity were the cornerstones of education in colonial america: latin, greek, & hebrew. Classical languages & literatures were valued because it was believed they offered training in clear thought and expression as well as ethical training, which led to virtue. Changes in american education: 1860a to 1960s. Rome as a model (positive/negative) for america. E pluribus unum - out of many, one. Annuit coeptis: he (providence,god) has smiled on our undertaking (the new.
