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LITERATURE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD (ENG 300)

Term: 2007-2008 Academic Year Fall Semester

Faculty

Edison Jennings
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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM (9/3/2007 - 12/7/2007) Location: MAIN HUM H 309

Description

Prerequisite: C- or better in English 102/104. Students will study classical myths and narratives central to the development of western literature and consciousness. Texts to be studied will be selected from the following: Bullfinch's Mythology, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Orestia or the Oedipal cycle, The Song of Roland, and The Divine Comedy. Close reading of these texts will provide students with an essential foundation for the study of European and American literature. Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered as needed.