CLAS274

What is Romance?

What is romance? This course approaches the question by reading ancient Greek romance novels in tandem with works inspired by them from a range of times and places. We will attempt to identify which traits define romance in a society and how romance narratives change in translation and adaptation.

Fall 2025

16 reviews
Average rating: 3.81

Past Semesters

16 reviews
Average rating: 3.81

16 reviews
Average rating: 3.81

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.53 between 223 students*

CLAS274 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560657075% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 10.31%
A: 41.7%
A+: 22.42%
B-: 2.24%
B: 7.17%
B+: 6.28%
C: 1.79%
C+: 1.35%
D+: 0.45%
F: 1.35%
W: 4.04%
other: 0.9%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.