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Overview
Classics : The course covers major epics of the Mediterranean world such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius' Argonautica, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Lucan's Bellum Civile, and Statius' Thebaid. Issues connected to social and cultural context, performance, literary theory, and interpretation will be discussed.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Gladhill, Charles (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 371.
Texts taught in translation, no knowledge of ancient Greek or Latin required.