CLST 151S - The Discovery of the Old World: Utopias, Ancient and Modern

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Classical Studies

Description:

Utopian literature generated by ancient and modern voyages of discovery. Rediscovery of the old world from the alien perspective of the new: Columbus, Thomas More¿s Utopia, Montaigne¿s On Cannibals, and Shakespeare¿s Tempest. Ancient utopian literature: Odyssey, Aristophanes¿ Birds, Plato¿s Atlantis, Euhemeros¿ Panchaia, Iamboulos¿ Island of the Sun, and Lucian¿s True History. Instructor: Clay

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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