See schedule for current title offering. Integrated exploration of fundamental principles of literature, music, philosophy, and visual arts. A study of a given historical period or periods with reference to art, literature, philosophy, and music. An exploration of what makes good literature and good film, and the relationship between the two genres. This course focuses on how literary and cinematic expression differs, and how or if the former translates into the latter.
Students learn to read novels, plays, and short stories critically and to watch films critically.
College level discussions and writing skills are required. Survey of the origin, function, and history of myths which affect contemporary culture. From the earliest Sumerian epic to Joseph Campbell s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, myths will be traced through their transformations in literature, sculpture, music, painting, and folk tales.