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Fall 2021
Mar 28, 2024
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CLAS 0150 - Greek and Roman Epic Poetry
*Greek and Roman Epic Poetry* Would Achilles and Hector have risked their lives and sacred honor had they understood human life and the Olympian gods as Homer portrays them in the /Iliad/? Why do those gods decide to withdraw from men altogether following the Trojan War, and why is Odysseus the man Athena chooses to help her carry out that project? And why, according to the Roman poet Vergil, do these gods command Aeneas, a defeated Trojan, to found an Italian town that will ultimately conquer the Greek cities that conquered Troy, replacing the Greek polis with a universal empire that will end all wars of human freedom? Through close study of Homer's /Iliad/ and /Odyssey/, and Vergil's /Aeneid/, we explore how the epic tradition helped shape Greece and Rome, and define their contributions to European civilization. 3 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 TO 2.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Discussion, Lecture

Humanities Division
Classics Department

Course Attributes:
CMP, EUR, LIT, PHL

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      Undergraduate

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