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Week 1 The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin, trans. Sanders), pp. 61-84 Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin, trans. Sanders), pp. 85-102
Blog Post by Dr. Fugate
Media and Fun
Week 2
Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin, trans. Sanders), pp. 61-84 Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin, trans. Sanders), pp. 85-102 More about the Sumerian Religion here.
Week 3
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin, trans. Sanders), pp. 103-119
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Wrap-up
Week of October 5 and 7
Odyssey of Homer (Harper, trans. Lattimore), Books I, V
Week of October 12 and 15 Odyssey of Homer, Books , VI, VIII IX, XI, XII (lines 1-126)
Week of October 19 and 21
Odyssey of Homer, Books XIII, XIV (lines 1-190, 360-456), XVI (lines 1-320), XIX, XXI
Media and Fun for Thucydides (The first three are highly recommended.)
Week 6
Tuesday: Odyssey of Homer, Books XXII, XXIII
Thursday: History of the Peloponnesian War (Penguin, trans. Warner), “Introduction”, Book I, pp. 35-49; HPW, “Debate at Sparta”, Book I, pp. 72-87
Week 7
October, 14, Lecture by Peter Shebaya, Sophocles
Week 8
No Common Lecture, March 12, Extra Class Session
Monday: HPW, “Pericles’ Funeral Oration”, Book II, pp. 143-150; HPW, "The Plague", Book II. pp. 151-156; HPW, “The Policy of Pericles”, Book II, pp. 156-164
Wednesday: HPW, “The Mytilenian Debate”, Book III, pp 212-223; HPW, “The Civil War in Corcyra”, Book III, pp 236-245; HPW, “The Melian Dialogue”, Book V, 400-408
Friday: “Oedipus the King” in The Three Theban Plays (Penguin, trans. Fagles), pp. 155-210
To listen to a great version of "Oedipus the King," click below or download the file.