COL 117

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COL 117

The Power of Literature COL 117 FA

Crosslistings: HUM 121

Next Offered in 9899 FA

A survey of world literature from the Trojan War to World War II (1000 BC--2000 AD), placing against some monuments of the Western (and Eastern) world(s) modern glosses and modern reflections, showing the dynamism and aptness of outstanding literary works, their historical development and philosophical changes, various methods of analysis, and the enduring strength of the skilled imagination.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: DISCUSSION LECTURE

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

A minstrel playing the lyre

Reference:

Butler, Samuel (trans). THE ILIAD OF HOMER, New York: Walter J. Black, 1942

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