Course Calendar: *Each reading assignment must be completed by the date listed on the syllabus. NA = The Norton Anthology of Western Literature M 1/23—Course Introduction W 1/25—Literary Archetypes; or, What Do Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader Have to Do with Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature? Twitter Tutorial **[Learning Survey due in class today, 1/25. The Learning Survey can be found on our Blackboard site under Content.”] “Course M 1/30—Understanding Ancient Literature and the Transmission of Stories Ancient World” (NA 1-12) “The Excerpts from (NA 15-18; 26-34) Gilgamesh Genesis 6-9: The Flood (NA 43-46) Ovid, Book One, lines 177-415 (Course Content on Metamorphoses, Blackboard) W 2/1—Introducing Homer (NA 100-05) Homer, (NA 206-71) The Odyssey M 2/6—Homer, (NA 271-328) Odyssey W 2/8—Homer, (NA 328-91) Odyssey M 2/13—Homer, (NA 391-452) Odyssey W 2/15—Homer, (NA 452-95) Odyssey M 2/20—Plato, (NA 756-79) Apology of Socrates W 2/22—Virgil, Selections from (NA 926-75) The Aeneid M 2/27—Virgil, (NA 975-1023) Aeneid W 2/29—Giovanni Boccaccio, Introduction to the First Day of (NA The Decameron 1600-15) A Discussion: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance—Friends or Foes? M 3/5—Beowulf (NA 1174-1215) W 3/7—Beowulf (NA 1215-47) M 3/12 and W 3/14—No Class; Spring Break M 3/19—Marie de France, (NA 1316-24) Lanval W 3/21—Dante, Selections from (NA 1456-81; 1499-1513) Inferno M 3/26—Dante, Selections from and (NA 1563-97) Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso W 3/28—Introducing Geoffrey Chaucer (NA 1696-1701) and (NA 1718-32) Miller’s Prologue Tale
Course Calendar: *Each reading assignment must be completed by the date listed on the syllabus. NA = The Norton Anthology of Western Literature M 1/23—Course Introduction W 1/25—Literary Archetypes; or, What Do Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader Have to Do with Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature? Twitter Tutorial **[Learning Survey due in class today, 1/25. The Learning Survey can be found on our Blackboard site under “Course Content.”] M 1/30—Understanding Ancient Literature and the Transmission of Stories “The Ancient World” (NA 1-12) Excerpts from Gilgamesh (NA 15-18; 26-34) Genesis 6-9: The Flood (NA 43-46) Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book One, lines 177-415 (Course Content on Blackboard) W 2/1—Introducing Homer (NA 100-05) Homer, The Odyssey (NA 206-71) M 2/6—Homer, Odyssey (NA 271-328) W 2/8—Homer, Odyssey (NA 328-91) M 2/13—Homer, Odyssey (NA 391-452) W 2/15—Homer, Odyssey (NA 452-95) M 2/20—Plato, Apology of Socrates (NA 756-79) W 2/22—Virgil, Selections from The Aeneid (NA 926-75) M 2/27—Virgil, Aeneid (NA 975-1023) W 2/29—Giovanni Boccaccio, Introduction to the First Day of The Decameron (NA 1600-15) A Discussion: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance—Friends or Foes? M 3/5—Beowulf (NA 1174-1215) W 3/7—Beowulf (NA 1215-47) M 3/12 and W 3/14—No Class; Spring Break M 3/19—Marie de France, Lanval (NA 1316-24) W 3/21—Dante, Selections from Inferno (NA 1456-81; 1499-1513) M 3/26—Dante, Selections from Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso (NA 1563-97) W 3/28—Introducing Geoffrey Chaucer (NA 1696-1701) Miller’s Prologue and Tale (NA 1718-32)
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