ENG 335: Backgrounds of Western Literature

Spring 1998
TR 1:30 - 2:45
Sakamaki C103

John Zuern
Office: Kuykendall 219
Office Phone: 956-3019
zuern@hawaii.edu
Office Hours: MWF 10 -11 and by appointment

Reading Schedule (subject to change)

All reading must be completed by class time on the day assigned.

T 1/13	introduction to the class
R 1/15	The Epic of Gilgamesh, 61 - 119
T 1/20	The Epic of Gilgamesh, Introduction 7-59; Genesis 1:1 - 9:28
R 1/22	Genesis 10:1 - 50:26
T 1/27	Exodus 1:1 - 20:26
R 1/29	Psalms 1-10, 19, 22, 23, 42, 67, 121, 130, 137; Song of Solomon 1:1 - 8:14
T 2/3	Homer: Odyssey, Books 1 - 7
R 2/5	Homer: Odyssey, Books 8 - 11
T 2/10	Homer: Odyssey, Books 12 - 19
R 2/12	Homer: Odyssey, Books 20 - 24
T 2/17	Auerbach: "Odysseus’ Scar" (handout) discussion of research paper
R 2/19	Aristotle: Poetics Chapters 1 - 15; Aeschylus: Agamemnon
T 2/24	Aristotle: Poetics Chapters 16 - 26; Aeschylus: Agamemnon
R 2/26	Sophocles: Oedipus the King
T 3/3	Pasolini: Edipe Re (film)
R 3/5	Pasolini: Edipe Re review for midterm
T 3/10	midterm examination
R 3/12	Ovid: Metamorphoses Books 1, 3, 7
T3/17	Ovid: Metamorphoses Books 8 - 11
R 3/19	DUE: draft of research paper Ovid: Metamorphoses Books 12 -15

T 3/24 + R 3/26	Spring Break
T 3/31	The Gospel According to Saint Matthew 1:1 - 28:20; Bernard of Clairvaux: "Sermon 2 (On the Kiss)" (handout); Augustine: Confessions Books 1 - 5
R 4/2	Augustine: Confessions Books 6 - 9
T 4/7	Augustine: Confessions Books 10 - 11
R 4/9	Augustine: Confessions Books 12 -13
T 4/14	Sir Orfeo lines 1 - 605 (Shepherd 174); Finlayson: "Definitions of Middle English Romance" (Shepherd 428)
R 4/16	Ywain and Gawain lines 1 - 958 (Shepherd 75)
T 4/21	Ywain and Gawain lines 959 - 2428
R 4/23	Ywain and Gawain lines 2429 - 4030
T 4/28	Lucas: Star Wars (film)
R 4/30	Lucas: Star Wars
T 5/5	DUE: final version of research paper review for final

Final Examination: T 5/12 12:00 - 2:00