{"id":4997,"date":"2023-03-29T17:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T00:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/academic\/?page_id=4997"},"modified":"2023-04-20T11:07:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:07:32","slug":"e240-world-literature-to-400-ce-syllabus-fall-2005","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/academic\/e240-world-literature-to-400-ce-syllabus-fall-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"E240 World Literature to 400 CE Syllabus, Fall 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SYLLABUS FOR E240 WORLD LITERATURE TO 400 CE<br>CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, FALL 2005<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*2023 Note<\/strong>. Most hyperlinks and information have been removed from this archival version of the course, leaving mainly the reading schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COURSE INFORMATION<\/strong>. English 240. Tu\/Th 1:00 \u2013 2:15 p.m. Argyros Forum 206A. Instructor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. Office hours: Tu\/Th 12:00 \u2013 12:55 p.m. in Cyber Caf\u00e9. Email: e240_at_ajdrake.com. Course satisfies General Education Requirements, first in a series (240, 242, 244). Catalog: \u201cWorld masterpieces from the beginning to the fall of Rome, 476 A.D.\u201d Units (3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REQUIRED TEXTS AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawall, Sarah, ed. <em>The Norton Anthology of World Literature.<\/em> 2nd edition. Volume 1A. NYork: Norton, 2002. ISBN A = 0393977552.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Achilles Tatius. <em>Leucippe and Clitophon.<\/em> Trans. Tim Whitmarsh. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003. ISBN: 0192804278.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Augustine. <em>Confessions.<\/em> Trans. Henry Chadwick. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998 (reprint). ISBN: 0192833723.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OPTIONAL RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guides<\/strong>: Odyssey Time Frame | Agamemnon Structure | Tennyson\u2019s \u201cThe Lotos-Eaters\u201d | Tennyson\u2019s \u201cUlysses\u201d | Nietzsche\u2019s Greeks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Classics Sites<\/strong>: Didaskalia | Perseus | Diotima | Forum | Homeric Singing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>*<strong>2023 Note. <\/strong>Visitors may download the following questions in PDF format: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/academic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/drake_world_lit_early.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">WORLD ANCIENT LITERATURE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilgamesh | Egyptian Poetry | Bible | Homer | Aeschylus | Plato | Classic of Poetry | Confucius | Chuang Chou | Mahabharata | Jataka | Bhagavad Gita | Catullus | Horace | Virgil | Ovid | Achilles Tatius | Augustine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SCHEDULE: WORKS DISCUSSED ON DATES INDICATED<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 08\/30. Course Introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 09\/01. <em>Gilgamesh <\/em>(10-41).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 09\/06. <em>Gilgamesh <\/em>(10-41).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 09\/08. <em>Ancient Egyptian Poetry <\/em>(41-52).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 09\/13. <em>Bible. Genesis <\/em>(52-77).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 09\/15. <em>Bible. Job <\/em>(77-93), <em>Psalms <\/em>(93-96), <em>Song of Songs<\/em> (96-100), <em>\u201cJonah\u201d <\/em>(101-103).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 09\/20. Homer. <em>The Odyssey, <\/em>Books 1-4 (225-78).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 09\/22. Homer. <em>The Odyssey, <\/em>Books 5-8 (278-319).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 09\/27. Homer. <em>The Odyssey, <\/em>Books 9-12 (319-76). Journal Set 1 Due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 09\/29. Aeschylus. <em>The Oresteia: Agamemnon. <\/em>(Film)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 10\/04. Aeschylus. <em>The Oresteia: Agamemnon <\/em>(533-82). {Discussion}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 10\/06. Aeschylus. <em>The Oresteia: The Eumenides<\/em> (582-611). {Discussion}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 10\/11. Plato. <em>The Apology of Socrates <\/em>(779-99).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 10\/13. Class cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 10\/18. <em>Classic of Poetry <\/em>(812-20). Confucius. <em>Analects <\/em>(820-31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 10\/20. <em>Chuang Chou <\/em>(832-58). Journal Set 2 Due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 10\/25. <em>The Mahabharata <\/em>(953-1001).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 10\/27. <em>The Mahabharata<\/em> (953-1001).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 11\/01. <em>The Jataka <\/em>and <em>The Bhagavad-Gita<\/em> (1002-1031).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 11\/03. Catullus. <em>Lyrics <\/em>(1046-51). Horace. From \u201cThe Art of Poetry\u201d (Online).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 11\/08. Virgil. <em>The Aeneid <\/em>(1052-1105).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 11\/10. Virgil. <em>The Aeneid <\/em>(1106-34).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 11\/15. Ovid. <em>Metamorphoses.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 11\/17. Ovid. <em>Metamorphoses.<\/em> Journal Set 3 Due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 11\/22. Thanksgiving Holiday. (Note the change as of 11\/14.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 11\/24. Thanksgiving Holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 14<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 11\/29. Achilles Tatius. <em>Leucippe and Clitophon,<\/em> Books 1-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 12\/01. Augustine. <em>Confessions,<\/em> Books 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEEK 15<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu. 12\/06. Augustine. <em>Confessions,<\/em> Books 4-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Th. 12\/08. Augustine. <em>Confessions,<\/em> Books 7-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FINALS WEEK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Exam Date: Friday, December 16th, 8:00 \u2013 10:30 a.m. Also due: Term Paper and Journal Set 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYLLABUS FOR E240 WORLD LITERATURE TO 400 CECHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, FALL 2005 *2023 Note. Most hyperlinks and information have been removed from this archival version of the course, leaving mainly the reading schedule. COURSE INFORMATION. English 240. Tu\/Th 1:00 \u2013 2:15 p.m. Argyros Forum 206A. Instructor: Alfred J. 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