Online ENG 201: World Literature (Classical to Renaissance):

The Question of Heroism

 

This daily schedule is subject to change.  Any changes will be announced.

  
 

Links to online texts have been provided when possible.  Note: online versions differ in translation from those in your texts (and, in some cases, are incomplete).  While I encourage you to read other translations, quiz and exam questions will come from assigned readings.

Reading assignments in green are downloadable pdf files. All other reading are from our required texts.
Names in Red are students who have signed up to write the prompt for the day.

Revised: August 1, 2004

 

 Week 1

 

M

7/5

Holiday
     

T

7/6

Course Introduction. "The Greek Heroic Age" Bowra
     

W

7/7

 Introduction to The Iliad (3-64). The Iliad, Book1 - Amanda Garfield
     

Th

7/8

The Iliad, Books 2-4 Quiz 1.
     

F

7/9

The Iliad, Books 5-7 Daniel Berke
   

Week 2

 

M

7/12

The Iliad, Books 8-11 Sanaa Ibrahim
     

T

7/13

.The Iliad, Books 12-15 Andrea Stricklin
     

W

7/14

The Iliad, Books 16-18. Will Penny
     

Th

7/15

 The Iliad, Books 19-21, "Agamemnon's Apology" Dodds. Quiz 2. Mona Amini
     

F

7/16

The Iliad, Books 22-24, "War, Death, and Heroism" Schein, "The Archetype: Homer's Achilles" King.

   

Week 3

 

M

7/19

Introduction to Beowulf (xxiii-xxxii) "Archaeology and Beowulf" Leslie Webster (212-236). (click here for Old English version) (Old English, ca. 9th century). Short Response Paper 1 due.
     

T

7/20

Beowulf, (3-56). Carly Cadam
     

W

7/21

Beowulf, (56-78). Will Spadaro
     

Th

7/22

"The Structural Unity of Beowulf: The Problem of Grendel's Mother" Jane Chance (152-167), "The Christian Language and Theme of Beowulf" Thomas D. Hill (197-211), Quiz 3. Betty Wright

     

F

7/23

Introduction to Le Morte Darthur, (vii-xxvi), (3-32) (in Middle English, in Modern English Vol I, Vol II), "Shame and Guilt" Mark Lambert. Andy Friedland
     

Week 4

  

M

7/26

Le Morte Darthur (33-58),

     

T

7/27

Le Morte Darthur (95-168), Lauren Niehaus Short Response Paper 2 due.
     

W

7/28

Le Morte Darthur (310-402), Jamie De Pamphilis
     

Th

7/29

Le Morte Darthur (403-467), Quiz 4 Jen McKernan
     

F

7/30

Le Morte Darthur (468-527), "Chivalry and the Morte Darthur" Richard Barber. Lora Keleher
     

Week 5

  

M

8/2

The Prince, Historical Introduction (vii-xvi) "Fortune, Necessity, Virtù" Felix Gilbert (150-155), Mary Tompkins
     

T

8/3

The Prince (1-37) Tracy Gunderson Short Response Paper 3 due.
     

W

8/4

The Prince (37-72) Courtney Carrara
     

Th

8/5

The Prince, "Implications of the New Theory of the State" Ernst Cassirer (155-169). Chohui Yang

     
F 8/6 Course wrap-up.  Final exam due.   Information about the final