CLAS 215 - Ancient Heroic Poetry

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

Classics

Description:

A comparative and cross-cultural study of ancient heroic poetry (epic), focusing on Homer's Iliad (Greece) and Vergil's Aeneid (Rome), in the light of other heroic traditions from Africa (Sundiata), northern Europe (Beowulf), and the Near East (Gilgamesh). Special emphasis on the development of the hero-type as normative for human culture and values. All texts will be read in English translation; no prior knowledge of classics required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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