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ENGL251
Epic Tradition
ENGL251 SP
Photo Caption and Credits
Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 48 0 48
Next Offered in 9798 SP
The poem of history, from the heroism of strife to the
heroism of consciousness, studying the construction of
the soul, death, the state, the patriarch, and sexuality
from the dawn of history to the emergence of the modern age.
MAJOR READINGS
Homer, ILIAD; ODYSSEY
Vergil, AENEID
Dante, INFERNO
Milton, PARADISE LOST
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm and final exams,
paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Permission of the
instructor required for students without the prerequisite.
This course counts toward the department's pre-1800 and
Historicity requirements.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
ENGL201
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
Reference:
Pope, Alexander, [translation] THE ODYSSES OF HOMER,
New York: Heritage Press, 1942.
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