CLL 44 - Greek and Roman Epics

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

Comparative Literature and Languages

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Introduction to the study of the genre of epic from its earliest Greek form to its use by the Roman authors, with emphasis on analysis of mythic and heroic themes, methods of composition, and aspects of history and society. The course concentrates on The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer and on Virgil's The Aenid, but may also cover The Argonautica of the Alexandrian poet Apollonius of Rhodes and Ovid' s Metamorphoses , as well as the epics representative o f Silver Lati n by Lucan, Silius Italicus and Valerius Flaccus.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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