Ancient+World-+Fall+2012

//__**Ancient World**__// __**Literature**__

COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will read literature from throughout the world with an emphasis on the ancient Middle East and European literature through the Renaissance. Students will compare not only style of various works, but also philosophical traditions and lifestyles of various cultures. Students will also work on expressing their ideas in writing and speech

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES to help students: develop an appreciation and understanding of literary masterpieces of the world develop a larger sense of world and time understand the difficulty encountered when translating ancient or foreign works recognize the impact of Middle Eastern and Greek thinking on our own become more comfortable discussing their own ideas and what they have read become more proficient at expressing their ideas in writing and speech further develop their knowledge and understanding of grammar and various writing skills

PRIMARY TEXTS

__Bible__

__Epic of Gilgamesh__ (tr. Mitchell)

__Antigone__

__Odyssey__ (tr. Mandelbaum.)

__Canterbury Tales__ – Chaucer

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Odyssey Character Profiles [|2ND HOUR]

Odyssey Character Profiles [|3RD HOUR]