ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Classical and Near Eastern Std Classes

Spring 2018 | CNES 3081W Section 001: Classical Epic in Translation (67603)

Instructor(s): Nita Krevans
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson Hall 345
Enrollment Status:: Open (28 of 30 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid. Cultural context of epic. Development of the hero. Epic style. Poetics of epic.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?CNES3081W+Spring2018
Class Description:: This course will read and discuss four ancient epics: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius' Argonautica, and Virgil's Aeneid. Topics covered include the discovery of oral composition, the nature of the epic hero, the role of the gods, audiences for epic, epic and history, and the later epic tradition. Most of the course will focus on close reading of the poems, but we will also examine visual representations of the stories (ancient and modern) and view some films. This class is writing intensive: there are seven short papers, and weekly sections include work on writing techniques as well as discussion of the reading.
Class Format:: 60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
15% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities Two lectures, one discussion each week
Workload:: 125 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
7 Paper(s)
14 Quiz(zes)
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67603/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 21 June 2013

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