A chronological introduction to Western and non-Western literatures from the Ancient world through the Renaissance. This course juxtaposes Greek, Roman, English literature from the Old English, Middle English, and Renaissance periods with contemporaneous literatures from India, China, Japan, Middle-Eastern, and other non-Western cultures.
General introduction to the ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek and Roman world, focusing on the history, literature, material culture, religion and/or philosophy of each culture. Readings from ancient and modern sources.
Selected works of Greek dramatists. The influence of Greek drama on English literature and on modern drama.
The political and social history of Rome with excurses into material culture covering developments from the Bronze Age to the end of the Roman Republic. Some emphasis will be placed on the political structures of the Republic, both in seeking the antecedents of the American constitution and in analyzing the causes of the Republic's fall.
Study of the philosophy originated by Zeno of Citium in the Stoa Poikile in Athens around 300 BCE and the influence of Stoicism in the history of Western philosophy. Investigation of the Stoic system of physics, logic, and ethics; the doctrines of naturalism, rationalism, fatalism, providence, cosmopolitanism, autarky, apatheia, and suicide. Possible topics include philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, freedom and determinism, and political philosophy.
An examination and reconstruction of the history of ancient Israel from biblical and other ancient New Eastern literary texts, and from archaeological and epigraphic materials.
Basic vocabulary, syntax, and morphology for reading classical and New Testament Greek authors.
Reading of selections of classical Greek prose and poetry; study and review of syntax. P: GRK 102 or see notation under Greek heading.
There are no courses in Hebrew scheduled for the Spring 2006 semester. If you are interested in taking Hebrew please contact either Prof. Leonard Greenspoon or Prof. Ron Simkins.
Survey of basic forms. Reading selections. Exercise in prose composition.
Selections from Cicero's orations and/or other verse authors. This course applies and extends the language study done in LAT 101 and 102. P: LAT 102 or equivalent.
Presentation of sufficient material for exercising the finer points of Latin style. Imitation of the masters of Latin style, especially Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil. P: See notation under Latin heading.
Selections from the Letters and Essays of Cicero and Seneca with emphasis on their philosophical content. A comparison of Golden Age and Silver Age Latin.
Course designed to help students make the the transition to natural communication and to develop further all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), as well as provide insight into the life and culture of Arabic-speaking countries.