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CLCIV 250 - Topics in the Ancient World
Fall 2022, Section 002 - Homer, Hesiod & the Epic Tradition
Instruction Mode: Section 002 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Classical Civilization (CLCIV)
Department: LSA Classical Studies
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Details

Credits:
3
Requirements & Distribution:
HU
Waitlist Capacity:
unlimited
Repeatability:
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit(s). May be elected more than once in the same term.
Primary Instructor:
Ready,Jonathan Levin

Description

This course introduces students to four of the best epic poems from ancient Greece: Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days. We ask why the Greeks cared so much about these poems and why they still are read today. We compare them with modern oral traditional works, such as Rajasthani epic (India) and Karakalpak epic (Uzbekistan), to illuminate how they are put together both thematically and structurally.

Course Requirements:

2 in-class tests; 2 5-page papers

Intended Audience:

open to all undergraduate students, no prior knowledge of subject required

Class Format:

2 meetings per week

Schedule

CLCIV 250 - Topics in the Ancient World
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001 (LEC)
 In Person
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TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM180 TAP
002 (LEC)
 In Person
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1
MW 11:30AM - 1:00PM2407 MH

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