Students will gain the understanding of relationships with other literature, with science, with society, and from the viewpoints of both reader and writer. I Students will read, discuss, and write about ideas prompted by the British literature of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Restoration, and 18th century. Classical Mythology Students will gain a background in classical Greek and Roman texts in translation. Works include the principle works of Hesiod, Homer, the tragedians, Pindar, Ovid, and Virgil. Students will learn about myth in modern works of literature, art, and music.
Emphasis is on the individual student's writing.
Shakespeare Students will be introduced to the work and times of Shakespeare. The play's the thing and will be the main focus of the course, yet films, recordings, and class readings will be used as aids in appreciating and visualizing the plays. Selected comedies, tragedies, romances, and sonnets are read and discussed. Literature of the Bible Students will read Old and New Testament selections and will discuss their various interpretations. Some historical background is provided, but emphasis will be on the archetypal figures and themes which have greatly influenced much of our imaginative literature.