Emphasis throughout will be placed not upon theory but upon careful reading of the texts. Gilgamesh Th Feb 22 Lect. After the introductory week the course consists of eleven one-week units, each beginning on a Thursday. There will be two lectures on each unit's reading, the first being given on Thursday morning and typically providing historical, literary, and other contextual background and an introduction of author and text, with suggestions for focus in the week's reading. This format allows for reading time over the weekend throughout the course.
Sections are the core of the work of the course.
This will provide a basis for discussion. Throughout, the focus will be on the primary text or texts under consideration. Topics for each short paper will be distributed in advance. Houghton Mifflin, 1988. The Epic of Gilgamesh.