CLAS1110-Summer2017-GiniBklynColl

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Syllabus Letters after dates correspond to readings Mon 6/5 A 6/12 E 6/19 I 6/26 M 7/3 Q 7/10 T LDOC Tue 6/6 B 6/13 F 6/20 J 6/27 N 7/4 NO CLASS 7/11 Fin Ex Wed 6/7 C 6/14 G 6/21 K 6/28 O 7/5 R Thu 6/8 D 6/15 H 6/22 L (m/t exam) 6/29 P 7/6 S Readings Day A Diagnostic Essay; Homer Iliad Bk 1 http://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Greek/Iliad1.htm Day B Iliad (focus: bks 6,9) Day C Iliad (focus: bks 16, 18) Day D Iliad (focus: bks 22, 24) Day E Homer’s Odyssey http://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Greek/Odyssey1.htm Day F Odyssey Bks 1, 4, 5 Day G Odyssey Bks 6, 7, 8 Day H Odyssey Bks 9, 11, 20-24 Day I  Herodotus, Histories Bk 1. https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/h/herodotus/h4/book1.html alternate: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herodotus_The_Persian_Wars_(Godley)/Book_I Day J Herodotus Day K Herodotus Day L Midterm Exam Day M Thucydides (Monday) Thucydides Peloponnesian War

Syllabus and Reading List Brooklyn College Summer I 2017 Prof. A. Gini / 3109 Boylan Hall CLAS 1110 (Code=3085) Section G MTWTh  8:05-9:50PM Welcome. I have tried to make the course as e-friendly as possible in order to reduce costs and to allow your to read the assignments from any internet-accessible device. The readings will be put on the blog as a URL (rather than a cut-and-paste) so you will need good internet access, either on your phone or at home (or, failing those, here at school). SO YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PURCHASE ANY BOOKS. You may find it useful from time to time to print out your own materials, and it would be good to print out the required readings before class in order to take notes on them (unless you can manage a way to do the same electronically). Unless otherwise indicated you can simply go to the COURSE SYLLABUS and use the link to find the texts you'll need. With the exception of the first day of class, read the Assign

Class Expectations CLAS 1110 is described on the Brooklyn College Department of Classics website as follows: " Introductory  study of  ancient   cultures  through  close reading  of a variety of  texts ; most sections will focus on  Greece and Rome , but some may explore other classical traditions such as those of India, Mesopotamia, or China. Attention to such questions as  literary genre ,  material and performance contexts ,  gender ,  political institutions ,  religion ,  philosophy ,  models of culture , and the creation of a  classical tradition . Practice in close reading and communication by means of  critical writing ,  class discussion , and such other methods such as  collaborative group work . Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core World Cultures and Global Issues requirement. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed CORC 1110)." The specific theme for our section is  POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY . I would like to consider some of the foll