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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-1995 |
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ENH250
1995 Fall – 1997 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Classical
Backgrounds in Literature |
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Introduction to selected readings of Greek and Latin
literature in translation and to the key elements as integral aspects of
Western culture through successive ages. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ENH250 1995
Fall – 1997 Summer II |
Classical Backgrounds in Literature |
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Describe the function of myth in society. (I) |
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Describe basic mythic themes and characters. (I) |
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3.
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Identify and describe selected Greek myths which reoccur
repeatedly in Western European culture. (I) |
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Describe the epic and oral traditions. (II) |
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5.
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Describe the defining characteristics of an epic. (II) |
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6.
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Describe the essential characteristics of an epic hero.
(II) |
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Describe how certain epic conventions continue to function
in Western literature. (II) |
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Describe the origins of drama in ritual and religion.
(III) |
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Trace the
development of drama from its early origins to the Golden Age of Greece,
including the role of actors and the staging of the plays. (III) |
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10.
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Describe the essential characteristics of the tragic hero.
(III) |
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Analyze selected tragedies and comedies in Greek and Latin
literature. (III) |
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12.
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Trace selected major characters and plots in Western
European literature throughout the centuries. (III) |
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13.
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Describe the defining characteristics of classical poetry,
history, and oration. (IV) |
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14.
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Identify major figures and texts in each of the following
genres: poetry, history, oration. (IV) |
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15.
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Trace the genres of poetry, history, and oration, in terms
of form and content, through Western literature. (IV) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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ENH250 1995
Fall – 1997 Summer II |
Classical Backgrounds in Literature |
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I. Myth A. The function of myth in
society B. Mythic themes and
characters C. Selected Greek myths II. The epic A. The oral tradition B. Characteristics C. The epic hero D. Epic conventions in
Western European literature III. Drama A. Ritual and religious
origins B. Development from early
origins to the Golden Age of Greece C. The tragic hero D. Major tragedies and
comedies in Green and Latin literature E. Continuity of
characters/plots in Western European culture IV. Further genres: poetry,
history, and oration A. Specific characteristics
of each genre B. Major figures in each
genre C. Major texts in each
genre D. Examples of these forms
in later Western contexts |