SCHEDULES
Readings | Discussions
| Papers and Rewrites |
Spoken Presentations
Schedule of Reading
| Aug. |
25 |
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Orientation; Background to Homeric epic |
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28 |
Homer, Iliad |
Bks. 1-2 |
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30 |
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Bks. 1-2 cont. |
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1 |
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Bks. 3-6 |
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4 |
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Bks. 7-8 |
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Bk. 9 |
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8 |
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Bks. 10-12 |
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11 |
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Bks. 13-15 |
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13 |
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Bks. 16-17 |
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15 |
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Bks. 18-20 |
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18 |
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Bks. 21-22 |
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20 |
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Bks. 23-24 |
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Odyssey |
Bks. 1-4 |
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25 |
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Bks. 5-8 |
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27 |
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Bks. 9-12 |
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29 |
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Bks. 13-16 |
| Oct. |
2 |
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Bks. 17-20 |
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4 |
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Bks. 21-24 |
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6 & 9 |
Aeschylus, Agamemnon |
Whole play |
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11 |
Presentations/Review |
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Mid-Term Exam |
On readings to date |
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23 & 25 |
Sophocles, Oedipus the King |
Whole play |
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27 & 30 |
Euripides, Hippolytus |
Whole play |
| Nov. |
1, 3, & 6 |
Aristotle, Poetics |
Read whole; outline & present assigned chapters |
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8 |
Thucydides, Peloponnesian War |
Intro. & Bks. I; II, 18-78 |
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10 |
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Bks. III, 1-85; V, 84-116 |
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13 |
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Bks. VI, 8-32, 72-88; Bk. VII, 31-87 |
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15, 17, & 20 |
Plato, Symposium |
Intro., whole dialogue with notes |
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22, 27, & 29 |
Apology, Crito, Phaedo (The Last Days of Socrates) |
Intros. and all of Apology & Crito with notes ; intro. and 115b-end of Phaedo |
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| Dec. |
1, 4, & 6 |
Spoken presentations of papers |
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8 |
Review |
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| Dec. 13 |
9:00 am |
Final Exam |
On readings and presentations since mid-term exam |
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Schedule of Discussions
Discussion leaders should submit to the instructor via
e-mail questions as scheduled below for publication on the web page
(DiscussionQs) one class session prior
to the scheduled date of the discussion. The instructor will regularly
add further questions to those of the students under DiscussionQs.
Please study the Appendix to the
Syllabus under Class Discussions for guidance in preparing the
questions.
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Reading and (No. of Questions) |
Date Due (11:00 am) |
Date of Discussion |
| Lalonde |
Thucydides |
11/6 |
11/8, 10, 13
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| Woods |
Plato, Symposium (3) |
11/13 |
11/ 15, 17, 18 |
| Ballew |
Plato, Symposium (3) |
11/13 |
11/15, 17, 18 |
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Schedule of Papers and Rewrites
| PAPER DESCRIPTION |
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FIRST DRAFT DUE |
FINAL DRAFT DUE |
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| 1) Two-page, double-spaced, paper on the art of
a simile in Homer's Iliad or Odyssey. |
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September 26 |
October 6 |
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See below for list of topics and schedule of individual first and final drafts. |
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| 3) During the class sessions of Nov. 1, 3, and 6, each student will deliver
a presentation in five minutes + discussion time of an outline he or she
has created of one, two, or three chapters of Aristotle's Poetics.
First read the entire Poetics; then study carefully
your assigned chapter(s) and compose an outline that will fit
on one page--the outlines will vary in length depending on the
complexity of the chapters. Be sure you understand how an outline
is properly divided and subdivided (consult a source like the
Chicago Manual of Style [s.v. "Outline Style"],
if necessary). Make a xerox transparency of your outline to illustrate
your presentation. In the presentation, explain your outline and
comment on it, perhaps showing its relation to other parts of
the Poetics and examples you might think of from Greek
tragedy or other literature. Take advantage of the commentary
of our edition with regard to your chapter and any related parts
of the text you may refer to. Be able to explain the terminology
in your chapter. Please submit the drafts of your outline in paper copies. |
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Poetics Chapter |
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Submit & Present |
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| Drake |
1 |
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Nov. 1 |
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| Kelly |
2-3 |
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| Chris |
4 |
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| Joe |
5 |
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| Lalonde |
6 |
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| Emma |
7-8 |
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Nov. 3 |
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| Molly |
9 |
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| Britt |
10-12 |
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| Michael |
13-14 |
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| Sean |
15-16 |
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| Margaret |
17 |
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| Nick |
18 |
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| Rex |
19 |
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| Stina |
26 |
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Topics of 4-5 pp. papers
Schedule of Drafts and Spoken Presentations of 4-5 pp. papers
Presentations will be seven-ten minutes in
length and delivered from brief notes or outline. There will be two
minutes following each presentation for questions and comments by
the rest of the class.
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