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WN 2008 Classical Civilization CLCIV 121 - First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Composition) Section 001 War and Remembrance
Credits:	4
Requirements & Distribution:	FYWR
Other:	FYSem, WorldLit
Waitlist Capacity:	unlimited
Advisory Prerequisites:	Enrollment restricted to first-year students, including those with sophomore standing.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Berlin,Netta
	(real time availability for all sections)

This course centers on Homer’s Iliad and its paradigmatic value for military conflict in antiquity and the modern era. The course begins with a close reading of the epic, in particular the dynamic relationship between the narrowly circumscribed subject (“the anger of Achilles”) and the complex narrative that transforms this subject into an evocative and enduring account of war. The remainder of the course considers works in a variety of disciplines (e.g., tragedy, philosophy, psychology) for which the Iliad has provided access to understanding war and its call to remembrance.

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