This course is a study of the lyric poets of ancient Greece and the themes treated in their works (war, love, moral, politics) as well as the evolution of the main literary genres (elegy, odes, hymns, epigrams) from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. Each author will be studied in translation and placed in his/her historical, social, and political context. PREREQ: related 3000-level course or permission of the instructor. (lec 3) cr 3.