The Oxford Classical Dictionary. You can expect to find in me a reader who loves this material, who has fun teaching it, and who knows that our forefathers considered it fundamental to western civilization. I want to convince you that it remains truly great, that you can understand it and learn from it, but that many of its presuppositions are alien and archaic. I have probably done my best teaching as an informal lecturer, but, if you take the initiative in or out of class, I will be very happy to put the breaks on Motormouth and listen most attentively. NOW, add woman.
Crawling is infantile, and crutches are for the elderly or infirm.
I expect you to read the assigned texts before classes, rereading them in the context of this course even if you have read them in another. I expect regular attendance, books in hand. See above for policies on missed exams and late papers.