EL 4200 - Biblical/Classical Influ.-Lit.

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

English

Description:

The Jewish-Christian Bible, Greek epic and drama, and classics such as Dante's Divine Comedy have profoundly influenced European-American literature, including U.S. multicultural writers such as Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and William Faulkner. This course examines how these classics shaped later culture through the glorification and criticism of war, male supremacy, and slavery, through ideas of fate, individual and universal salvation, etc. Readings may include selections from the King James version of the Bible, Homer, Aeschylus and/or Sophocles, Dante, and modern authors who have drawn on these sources. For majors, this course fulfills the Writing in the disciplines requirement. Offered periodically.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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