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Aug 01, 2025
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LAL 1104 - ANCIENT, CLASSICAL AND BIBLICAL LIT
credits: 3.0
Crosslisted/Same As: ENG 1104
ENG 1104 -LAL 1104. Objectives: Will provide a measure of familiarity with landmarks of literature from the ancient Middle East, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe, and Israel. Will study Gilgamesh, The Odyssey of Homer, Greek Tragedy, selections from several Roman Authors, the Celtic Táin bo Cualnge, and many of the books of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Not only will you read and discuss the many stories, themes, and characters so often referred to in later literature, but you will begin a college-level study of literary form and technique as well. Among the specific forms receiving our attention will be the epic, the folk tale, the myth, narrative writing, drama, historical writing, the lyric, the short story, and prophetic and apocalyptic writing. Method of Instruction: This is a lecture and discussion course. Method of Evaluation: Reading quizzes (25%), a mid-term and a final examination (25% each), and a set of short critical essays (25%). Class participation and attendance are required. Meets *WEP Distribution Requirement.
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