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Jan 02, 2025
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HU 428 - Classics in Literature3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course examines the development of major periods in literature, starting with the first writings that evolved out of the ancient oral tradition and continuing into the Renaissance. The course concentrates on well-known writings that represent the early social and literary evolution of the Mediterranean Basin and Western civilization. The course will be divided into three major divisions: Ancient literature (Gilgamesh, Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plato, Virgil, etc.), Middle Ages literature (Beowulf, Dante, Chaucer, etc.), and Renaissance literature (Petrarch, Erasmus, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Milton, etc.). In addition to the reading done as a group, students are required to conduct an individual research project. The individual projects will demonstrate a thorough investigation (secondary research and personal insight) of a specific piece of pre-Renaissance literature (preferably something not discussed as a class). (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Skillfully read, interpret and critically analyze great works of the Western literary tradition
- Read and discuss literary works in order to more deeply understand human experience
- Successfully write essays analyzing and responding to literary works
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- The course will be equally divided into the three literary periods mentioned. The exact titles that the class covers will be determined by student input and interest, and the only criteria are that the selections must either be in the textbook or be easily available, and they must be representative of the era that the class is studying at the time
Coordinator
R. David Kent
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