CL CV 355
(ClCv-Engl) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition
Comparative Arts and Letters
College of Humanities
Course Description
Major works by such authors as Homer, the Greek and Roman tragedians, Thucydides, Vergil, and Petronius in English translation, emphasizing their influence on English and American literature.
When Taught
Contact Department
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Comprehension
Learning Outcome
Successful students will demonstrate, through essays, written examination, and class discussion, a sound incipient understanding of the themes, situations, characters, formal structures, and contexts of representative classical and English texts.
Title
Criticism
Learning Outcome
Successful students will demonstrate, through essays and written examination, the ability to practice literary criticism in the field of classical reception.
Title
Literary History
Learning Outcome
Successful students will demonstrate, through exams and essays, an incipient understanding of some of the ways that classical literature and culture has shaped, and continues to shape, the development of English literature.
Title
Appreciation
Learning Outcome
Successful students will have developed an informed sense of the quality of the texts, of their beauty (or not), of their relevance (or not) to life as a whole, and similar range of experiences which may or may not be demonstrable through academic evaluation.
Title
Critical Reading
Learning Outcome
Read critically and analyze selected classical texts in translation in the context of English literature.
Title
Produce Polished and Competent Formal Writing
Learning Outcome
Produce polished, competent, formal writing, free from distracting errors in mechanics, syntax, and formatting, and in accordance with MLA formatting and citation guidelines.
