English 2601 Backgrounds of Western Literature
Section 001 CRN 31582
Raybin
Backgrounds of Western Literature 0800-0915 TR
Books offer us windows to ideas, worlds, times, relations, and emotions we might not otherwise encounter. They can help us to expand our understanding of others and to gain a clearer sense of ourselves. Starting with Homer and concluding with Cervantes, we will read some of the best books in the western literary tradition, including works by Sappho, Virgil, Ovid, Marie de France, Dante, and Boccaccio, among others. In class we will discuss the major literary/cultural themes: love, faith, heroism, suffering, transience, desire, etc. Assignments will include active participation in class discussion, two or three papers, frequent quizzes, and a final exam. (Group 1)
