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LIT 511   Ancient Literature (to 500 AD)

Course Description and Outcomes:
Literature 511 covers Ancient literature of the Western World.  Students will analyze primary texts covering the genres of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction, and will discuss them from different critical stances, including historical, feminist, structuralist, and deconstructivist.  They will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the works by responding to questions focusing on the works, movements, authors, themes, and motifs.  In addition, they will discuss the historical, social, cultural, or biographical contexts of the works' production.  This course is intended for students who already possess a bachelor's and, ideally, a master's degree, and who would like to develop interdisciplinary perspectives that integrate their prior knowledge and experience with the primary texts.