English 201.45: Masterpieces in Western World Literature *  *  * Fall 2002

Course Goals: As honors students, you will take part in the direction and development of this class.  Thus, you will be setting some of the goals for the class.  This course seeks to familiarize students with selected masterworks of Western literature and the philosophical principles they reflect. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to contemplate the contribution these works make to your education as honors students.

Course Objectives:

• Learning about early Western literature
• Considering philosophical and cultural ideas
• Identifying and examining various literary genres and critical approaches taken toward them
• Expanding your intellectual abilities as a result of the above

Course Projects: To be decided.

Textbook: Wilkie & Hurt, eds. Literature of the Western World: The Ancient World through the Renaissance.  Vol. I  5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.

Links:
The Odyssey
The Death of Socrates (David's Painting)
School of Athens (Raphael's Painting)

Course Policies: Certain simple rules provide a basis for equal treatment and evaluation of all students. These rules are listed below.

• Do your own work. Lying, cheating, and plagiarizing always earns a zero and may lead to official disciplinary action by the University.
• Advise me of any special needs you may have immediately. WTAMU seeks to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified persons with disabilities. This university will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to register with the Disability Support Services and to contact the faculty member in a timely fashion to arrange for suitable accommodations.
• Other policies may be instituted as needed.

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