This is a course which will introduce the beginning student to the conventions, problems, and possibilities of the screenwriting form. We will then examine some of the outstanding poetic works of ancient Israel and Mesopotamia, including Psalms, Job, Lamentations, prophetic discourse, the Gilgamesh Epic, and others. Our analyses will focus on the meaning of the works and the way their meaning is conveyed. We will study poetic forms of expression, the use of imagery, and other rhetorical strategies. The course is designed for students of literature, for students of Jewish Studies, and for anyone interested in ancient peotry.
All readings are in English.
Knowledge of the Bible is not required. A Room of One s Own , and George Orwell s Animal Farm . This course centers on a discussion of the question whether or not, in this era of cultural globalization, such a thing as French cinema exists. A review of French films of the eighties and nineties. At the end of the semester, students can expect to have constructed a sample of their original work using digital work stations exclusively.